These reliefs are gypsum panels from the walls of the palace of King Ashurnasirpal II, who ruled the Assyrian Empire from 883 to 859 BCE. The Northwest Palace, as it is called, was located in modern-day Iraq.
The winged figure on the left is called an apkallu, an Akkadian language term for a minor deity. He can also be identified by the horns on his headdress, a sign of divinity. The king beside him carries a bow and arrows and has a similarly impressive headdress.
These panels are just a few of many depicting dozens of slightly larger-than-life figures in composite view on the walls around the room.
We’ll come back to the Assyrian Reliefs later.