North West Palace, Room S (head of room) Panel 3

Gypsum wall panel relief: showing Ashurnasirpal II, originally flanked by other figures, wearing the royal cap with pointed projection and lappets, and a long garment which reaches down to his ankles, with sandals and armlets and bracelets. He holds the staff of royalty in his right hand, and his left rests upon the handle of his sword. In a fold of his garment, a little above the waist, are thrust two daggers. There is black and red paint on sandals. The decorative designs on the borders of the royal garments consist of clusters of palm-leaves and fruit, rosettes, horned animals and palm-tree, a mounted archer, winged protective spirit, rosette, lion, man and eagle. There is an inscription written in cuneiform script. The panel once stood at the head of a room on the private side of the palace. Dating to 865 - 860 BC Found in Ashurnasirpal II's North West Palace, Room S (head of room) Panel 3 at Nimrud. Height: 324.6 centimetres Width: 147.3 centimetres