MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS DimensionsHeight: 117 cm; Width: 51 cm; Thickness: 23 cm Material and techniqueMaterial: gypsum alabaster Technique: bas-relief
DESCRIPTION Name / TitleName: orthostate Description / DecorationDecoration: genie: blessing (human hybrid: wing, raptor: head, dress: short, belt, necklace, spiral bracelet: 2, holding, cedar apple, situla)
Condition of the work: complete; unfinished Details of the object: Orthostate. Large winged blessing genie facing left in the form of a man with the head of a bird of prey; he is dressed in a short robe and a wide belt; he is adorned with necklaces and spiral bracelets; in his left hand he holds a situla and in the other a cedar apple
PLACE AND DATES Date of creation / manufacture Neo-Assyrian: Sargon II (8th century) (-721 - -705) Date of discovery1843-1844 Place of discoveryDur Sharrukin = Khorsabad (According to Albenda: perhaps to the right of the entrance G facade m²) HISTORICAL DATA Previous owner / patron / dedicateeBotta, Paul-Emile (mission) Mode of acquisitionSharing after excavation
Categoryarchitectural element, interior and exterior decoration, frame Denominationarchitecture - architectural decoration - decorative covering - wall relief - orthostate Materialsmineral material - stone - common stone - alabaster - gypsum alabaster Techniquerelief - bas-relief Description / Decoranimate - animal - bird - raptor - mythological being - hybrid - human hybrid - body part - limb - wing - head - mythological character - genius - determinant - action - blessing - holding - adjective - various adjective - short - number - 2 = double - inanimate - field = object - daily life - hairstyle and clothing - costume - garment - element of clothing - belt - draped garment - dress - ornament - jewel - bracelet - spiral bracelet - necklace - vase - open vase - situla - nature - plant - fruit - cedar apple Iconographerligion/mythology/magic/zodiac - mythological character PlacesIraq = Mesopotamia - Assyria - Dur Sharrukin = Khorsabad