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![Head of a Roman Woman](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7319.jpg?v=1618794905)
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Head of a Roman Woman
Bust of a wealthy woman from the Eastern Roman Empire She wears earrings and her hair fashionably dressed. 193-235 CE. The Museum of Ancient Cultures, Macquarie University, Sydney, (photo taken at the National Maritime Museum, Sydney)
![Nereid Fountain from Baiae](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7317.jpg?v=1599482704)
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Nereid Fountain from Baiae
Marble fountain from Baiae. 1st century CE. A nereid (sea spirit) rides a pistrix (shark) - (the water would have originally flown from its mouth). Found in the sea off the spa resort of Baiae on the Bay of Naples, it is most likely from...
![Apkallu, Panel of Door C, Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7288.jpg?v=1599481804)
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Apkallu, Panel of Door C, Nimrud
Alabaster bas-relief detail showing the head of an Apkalllu, a protective spirit. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel at Door C (number 2), Room S, the North-West Palace at Nimrud, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London)
![Head of an Apkallu, Panel 6](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7289.jpg?v=1600433102)
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Head of an Apkallu, Panel 6
Alabaster bas-relief detail showing the head of an Apkallu, a protective spirit. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel 6, Room G, the North-West Palace at Nimrud, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London)
![Head of a Male Apkallu](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7290.jpg?v=1599481804)
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Head of a Male Apkallu
Alabaster bas-relief detail showing the head of a male Apkallu or protective spirit. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. This is a detail of Panel 1, which was lining door “a” of Room T, the North-West Palace at Nimrud, modern-day Iraq. (The...
![Head of an Apkallu, Panel D1](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7291.jpg?v=1658198287)
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Head of an Apkallu, Panel D1
Alabaster bas-relief detail showing the head of an Apkallu or protective spirit. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel D1, Room G, the North-West Palace at Nimrud, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London)
![Head of a Female Apkallu](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7292.jpg?v=1599481804)
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Head of a Female Apkallu
Alabaster bas-relief detail showing the head of a female Apkallu or protective spirit. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel 20, Room I, the North-West Palace at Nimrud, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London)
![Head of an Apkallu, Panel 3](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7293.jpg?v=1658198404)
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Head of an Apkallu, Panel 3
Alabaster bas-relief detail depicting the head of an Apkallu, a protective spirit. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel 3, Room F, the North-West Palace at Nimrud, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London)
![Apkallu & Lamassu Warding off Evil Spirits](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7287.jpg?v=1729582906-1729582923)
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Apkallu & Lamassu Warding off Evil Spirits
Apkallu and Lamassu from Nimrud, Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq, 9th century BCE. They ward off evil spirits or demons and protect humans and their place of residence.
The British Museum, London.
![Bucket Held by an Apkallu, Panel 2](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7294.jpg?v=1599481805)
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Bucket Held by an Apkallu, Panel 2
Alabaster bas-relief detail showing an Apkallu holding a bucket-like object. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel 2, Room G, the North-West Palace at Nimrud, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London)