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Relief of a protective deity
Relief of a protective deity

Relief of a protective deity

883–859 B.C.
FindspotNimrud (ancient Kalhu, biblical Calah), Iraq
Medium/TechniqueGypsum
DimensionsHeight x width: 221.7 x 176.3 cm (87 5/16 x 69 7/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Amos Cummings Fund
Accession number35.731
On View
On view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom Nimrud (ancient Kalhu, biblical Calah), Northwest Palace. By 1850s: excavated by Sir Henry Layard, obtained from Layard or Sir Henry Rawlinson by Reverend W. F. Williams on behalf of Reverend Sylvester D. Storrs; 1860, presented by Storrs to the Andover-Newton Theological School; 1935: purchased by the MFA from the Andover-Newton Theological School for $10,000.

References:
rev. Saleh Merrill, "Assyrian and Babylonian Monuments in America," Bibliotheca Sacra 32, p. 325, cited by Ardelia B. Hall, "The Ancient Near East: A New Gallery," BMFA 34, p. 10.