New Assyria Period Gypsum Relief "Salute Guardian Spirit Saluting Protective Spir"

New Assyria Period Gypsum Relief "Salute Guardian Spirit Saluting Protective Spir"

The "Patron Saint of Tribute" is a plaster relief dating from the Neo-Assyrian period (911-609 BC). Found at the Northwest Palace in Nimrud, Iraq, currently in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. The relief, which depicts a winged god and an agricultural harvest, was created during the reign of Ashur Nasir Pal II, the second king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, from 883 BC to 859 BC. This relief was made under his leadership to decorate the palace. It is one of hundreds of similar reliefs.