Strommenger, Eva2020-02-062020-02-061964WA-113http://hdl.handle.net/1885/201496Two winged gods (not shown) frame the scene. Their gestures, which indicate pollination, must refer exclusively to the ruler, seated on a throne, as usual palm tree is missing. Two eunuchs (?) guard & fan him and hand him food. This is probably a ceremony of the type shown so often on Early Dynastic monuments. -- British Museum.35mmslideb&wen-AULarsa Dynasty, Assyria, Babylonsculpturestonebook scanNimrud (Neo-Assyrian period), northwest palace of King Ashurnasirpal II, throne-room B : Alabaster relief of King Ashurnasirpal II at a ritual banquet, reign of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC)2020-02-06This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.