Neo-Assyrian period, reign of Ashurnasirpal II; 883–859 B.C.
Excavated at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Mesopotamia

Winged Ashur-nasir-pal II carry a sacred pail

Nearly all of the reliefs contain the same inscription.
The script is cuneiform. The language is Akkadian,
the language of international diplomacy.
The text is known as the Standard Inscription.

The figures in the reliefs from King Ashur-nair-pal II's palace,
including the king himself, are sometimes depicted with wrist- and
headbands decorated with rosettes. When worn by genies, rosettes
may identify them as personal attendants of the king. The rosette
may have been associated with the worship of the goddess Ishtar,
since numerous rosettes have been found in her temple in the Assyrian city of Ashur.

from: Brooklyn Museum