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| An assault on a fortress c.865 BC Nimrud, Iraq |
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| Ashurnasirpal II shoots at his enemies, the chariot in the centre displays the standard of the storm god Adad c.865 BC Nimrud, Iraq |
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| Siege tower with battering ram c.865 BC Nimrud, Iraq |
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| Ashurnasirpal II shoots a bow at his enemies c.865 BC Nimrud, Iraq |
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| Ashurnasirpal II shoots a lion from his chariot c.865 BC Nimrud, Iraq |
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| Ashurnasirpal II shoots a lion from his chariot c.865 BC Nimrud, Iraq |
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| Mounted attendants Ashurbanipal's Royal Lion Hunt 645-640 BC North Palace, Nineveh, Iraq |
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| Mounted Ashurbanipal drives a spear into a lion's mouth 645-640 BC North Palace, Nineveh, Iraq |
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| Ashurbanipal on foot kills a lion with a sword 645-640 BC North Palace, Nineveh, Iraq |
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| Mounted Ashurbanipal shoots wild asses 645-640 BC North Palace, Nineveh, Iraq |
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| A dying lion, wounded by arrows 645-640 BC North Palace, Nineveh, Iraq |
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| Ashurbanipal shoots lions from his chariot 645-640 BC North Palace, Nineveh, Iraq |
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| Ashurbanipal's attendants repel an attacking lion from his chariot 645-640 BC North Palace, Nineveh, Iraq |
These works are simply astounding. Thank you for sharing your photos. Thank goodness these were not destroyed.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jonathan, yes the detail on some of the reliefs is absolutely incredible, they must have looked amazing fully painted! Absolutely, a lot of stuff has been looted and destroyed, impossible to fathom really...
DeleteThanks again!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal.
DeleteBeautiful. Thanks for sharing the pics.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray, no worries.
DeleteLove the siege scenes. So crisp and detailed. I will probably end up converting a early army to 853bc period. Eureka do a chariot. Sadly just one variant. Cab too high so would cut down. Thanks for sharing beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks Colin, you don't see too many earlier Assyrian armies. The Eureka figures are very nice - big and chunky. I have quite a few of their Assyrians and Elamites.
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