asian art

Winged figure

This fragmentary representation of a winged figure once formed part of a wall relief in the Northwest Palace of the Assyrian king Assurnasirpal II (reigned 883–859 B.C.) at Calah (Nimrud), situated south of Mosul in Iraq. Originally painted with bright colors, the entire relief panel probably depicted a second winged figure to the left of a central tree to create a symmetrical composition typical of Mesopotamian art.

Pre-Columbian Art