Assyrian winged discdisputed

No openly licensed image of this one yet.

Winged disc, often with a god in a ring — divine presence and protection over the king; borrowed from Egypt via the Levant.

Tradition: mesopotamian · Period: Middle / Neo-Assyrian (2nd–1st millennium BCE)

Disputed: Whether the figure-in-disc is Ashur or Shamash is debated.

Sources

• Winged sun