Assyrian relief of a winged figure, either a priest of mythical being, holding a deer and sacred tree, from the Palace of King Ashurnasirom II at Nimrud, 9th century BC. (Photo by CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty Images)
Assyrian relief of a winged figure, either a priest of mythical being, holding a deer and sacred tree, from the Palace of King Ashurnasirom II at Nimrud, 9th century BC. (Photo by CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty Images)