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Eagle-headed Winged Being Watering a Sacred Tree, from Nimrud
The Assyrians modified the rigid combined frontal/profile view by attempting a true profile view of the figure. This they tried by turning one shoulder inward. The result is awkward, because the torso remains frontally viewed, while the legs remain in profile. One again the Assyrian emphasis on power and strength is obvious in the amount a detail paid to the musculature of the figure. The being waters the Tree of Life, a symbol seen in the art of many Mesopotamian cultures.
Artform: SCULPTURE, Pre-20th Century
Artist: Unknown. Assyrian Empire
Artist Dates: 12th century-c612 BCE
Country/Culture: ANCIENT NEAR EAST
Period: ancient
Date: c883-859 BCE
Medium: alabaster
Subject: Mythological/Legendary/Literary/Epic
Style: Assyrian
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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