My PhD research explores variation in social treatment of supernatural creature imagery in the Neo-Assyrian period, specifically as it relates to the formation and establishment of cultural consensus around particular creatures. I will reconstruct spatial and temporal routes of image transmission, focusing especially on figurine deposits and cylinder seals. Taking a broad interdisciplinary approach, this project will re-examine the connection between supernatural creatures and apotropaic protection along with its use within the wider institutional context of Assyrian political, intellectual, and administrative systems.