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Alabaster relief from Dûr-Sharrukin (Khorsabad) - Reign of Sargon II (721 BC - 705 BC). Right profile of a winged genie raising his right hand.

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Français : Relief en albâtre provenant de Dûr-Sharrukin (Korsabad) - Règne de Sargon II (721 av. J.-C. - 705 av. J.-C.). Profil droit d'un génie ailé qui lève la main droite dans un geste d'adoration. Dans l'autre main, il tient une triple banche de papayer ou de grenadier. Sa coiffure à la mode de la cour néo-assyrienne est entourée d'un bandeau rehaussé de rosettes, symboles favoris de l'iconographie religieuse de l'époque. Le bracelet qu'il porte au poignet gauche en est également décoré.
English: Relief from Dûr-Sharrukin (Korsabad) - Reign of Sargon II (721 BC - 705 BC). Right profile of a winged genius who raises his right hand in a gesture of worship . In the other hand, he holds a triple branch of papaya or pomegranate. His typical neo-Assyrian court style hairdressing is surrounded by a headband enhanced with rosettes, favorite symbols of religious iconography of the time. The bracelet he wears on his left wrist is also decorated with rosettes.
Date 23 January 2020, 15:43:27
institution QS:P195,Q945059
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Collection Proche-Orient et Iran
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Credit line 1854: purchased by Antoine G.B. Schayes
References Erik Gubel & Bruno Overlaet (2007) De Gilgamesh à Zénobie - Trésors de l'antiquité. Proche-Orient et Iran, Bruxelles, pp. 304
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