Scientists have found what they have described as a "unique time capsule" in the bricks of the ancient palace of King Ashurnasirpal II. Using modern biotechnology, researchers from the University of ...
April Object of the Month: “Winged Spirit of Apkallu Anointing Ashurnasirpal II from Kalhu (Nimrud)”
This Assyrian relief depicting a protective apkallu mythological figure anointing King Ashurnasirpal II was excavated at the site of modern-day Nimrud, ancient Kalhu. Dr. Henri Bryon Haskell, Medical ...
RELIEF OF WINGED SPIRIT or APKALLU ANOINTING ASHURNASIRPAL II Assyrian, ca. 875-860 BC From the Northwest Palace at Kalhu (Nimrud), Iraq gypsum (Mosul alabaster) Gift of Dr. Henri Byron Haskell, ...
Ashurnasirpal II Killing Lions, from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Nimrud (Calah), Iraq c. 850 B.C. The grand palace of Assurnasirpal (Ashurnasirpal) II was one of the most incredible sites of ...
2,900 years ago, Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II declared a sun-baked mud brick as his. Can it now reconstruct the environment he lived in? This 2,900-year-old brick, fashioned from mud and baked in ...
In 2016, Iraqi forces retook control of the site of ancient Nimrud, and since then, reconstruction efforts have been taking place in an attempt to repair the damage caused by ISIS. During the 2024 ...
An Assyrian gypsum relief of a Winged Genius. Reign of Ashurnasirpal II, circa 883-859 BC 7 ft 4 in x 6 ft 5 in (223.5 x 195.5 cm). Estimate on request. (image ...
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