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Alabaster relief from the palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Kalhu, modern Nimrud in Iraq, dating back from 883 to 859 B.C. At the center of the scene appears a flowered tree, probable symbol of fertility and generative power, flanked by two guardian geniuses with eagle head and wings. The object is in the Pergamonmuseum, Berlin.

[Image: http://www.artstor.org]




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Alabaster relief from the palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Kalhu, modern Nimrud in Iraq, dating back from 883 to 859 B.C. At the center of the scene appears a flowered tree, probable symbol of fertility and generative power, flanked by two guardian geniuses with eagle head and wings. The object is in the Pergamonmuseum, Berlin. [Image: http://www.artstor.org]