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Eagle-headed demon
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Relief from the palace of Ashurnasirpal II, king of Assyria from 883 to 859 BCE, The curation card notes:
...an eagle-headed demon engaged in a ritual to expel sickness and evil spirits from the house; the figure possibly had the function of purifying anyone entering the King's Living Room.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in Los Angeles, California
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Date
19/06/2016
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Wikimedia Commons
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Public Domain Dedication (CC0)
