Winged figure kneeling by the sacred tree

c. 875–860 BC · Assyria

Winged figure kneeling by the sacred tree, from Assyria, dated c. 875–860 BC. It was found at Nimrud. Today it is kept at the British Museum, London.

Date

c. 875–860 BC

Civilization

Assyria

Found at

Nimrud

Where it is today

British Museum, London

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