File:A pair of protective spirits, Apkallu, from Nimrud..JPG
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English: Wall reliefs depicting 2 human-headed and winged men, Apkallu (Sage). Note the horned head cap and the elaborate dress. From the North-West Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud (Biblical Calah; ancient Kalhu), modern day Ninawa Governorate, Iraq (Mesopotamia). Neo-Assyrian period, 865-850 BCE. The British Museum, London. |
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| Author | Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) |
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