Gypsum reliefs from the New Assyrian period titled "Saluting Protective Spirits"
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"Salute to the Guardian God" is a plaster relief dating back to the New Assyrian period (911 – 609 BC). Discovered in the northwest palace of Nimrud, Iraq, currently housed in the Cleveland Museum of Art. This relief depicts winged gods and agricultural harvests, created during the reign of Ashur Nasir Pal II, the second king of the New Assyrian Empire, who ruled from 883 BC to 859 BC. This relief was made under his leadership to decorate the palace. It is one of hundreds of similar reliefs.