books.google.co.in - The well-known narrative images of the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 B.C.E.) at war and at the hunt are discussed frequently in studies of ancient Near Eastern art. By comparison, the iconic reliefs depicting the ruler, his genies, and the "sacred tree," which are repeated over and over within...http://books.google.co.in/books/about/Assyrian_Reliefs_from_the_Palace_of_Ashu.html?id=uRKU0YXBWtgC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareAssyrian Reliefs from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II