Description
This steatite plaque depicts a winged genius (possibly the king) with a cone in one hand and a bucket in the other. He follows a eunuch, who is carrying a bow. The two figures in the scene commonly appear in Neo-Assyrian reliefs. The plaque is likely a copy of the alabaster reliefs from the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud. Peculiarities in the style, material, and scale of this object indicate that it may be a forgery.
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