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Winged Genie Pollinating the Date Palm (Assyrian Relief)
Winged Genie Pollinating the Date Palm (Assyrian Relief)

Winged Genie Pollinating the Date Palm (Assyrian Relief)

Artist (Assyrian)
Date883–859 B.C.E, Reign of Ashurnasirpal
Period1st millennium BCE
MediumAlabaster
DimensionsObject size: 94 × 90 × 1 1/2 inches
Credit LineGift of Dr. Wilson A. Farnsworth, Class of 1848 The restoration of this relief was made possible in part by funds raised in 1989 by the Friends of Art at Middlebury College in celebration of their twentieth anniversary. Additional funds were provided by the Getty Grant Program and American Greetings.
Object number0.114
Curatorial DepartmentAncient Western Art
Object TypeSculpture
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Object number: 2000.018
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Stamp Seal with Winged Horse
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Image Not Available for Male Torso
Male Torso
Gaston Lachaise
1930
Object number: 2022.006
Photo: Don Ross, Vermont, 2020
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210–220 C.E.
Object number: 1993.001
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Jug with Relief Decoration
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Photo: Jonathan Blake, Vermont
Old Kingdom Relief
Anonymous (Egyptian)
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Object number: 2005.022
Image Not Available for Funerary Relief of Malkô from Palmyra
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Photo: Jonathan Blake, Vermont
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