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| Dead lioness 645-640 BC North Palace, Nineveh, Iraq |
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| Dead lion 645-640 BC North Palace, Nineveh, Iraq |
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| Hunting scene palace of Sargon II c. 710 BC Khorsabad, Iraq |
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| Sennacherib's archers and slingers attacking Lachish c. 700 BC Sennacherib's Palace, Nineveh, Iraq |
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| Sennacherib's spearmen and archers attacking Lachish c. 700 BC Sennacherib's Palace, Nineveh, Iraq |
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| Sennacherib's armoured slingers c. 700 BC Sennacherib's Palace, Nineveh, Iraq |
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| Sling stones the size of cricket balls |
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| Men returning from the hunt carrying dead lions 645-640 BC North Palace, Nineveh, Iraq |
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| Hounds chase a herd of deer into a net 645-640 BC North Palace, Nineveh, Iraq |
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| Modern reconstruction of gates made about 845 BC for a royal building at Balawat |
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| The Kurk Stele - Shalmaneser III worshipping symbols of the gods c. 853 BC Kurkh, near Diyarbakir Turkey |
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| The Kurk Stele - Bactrian camels and hunting lions c. 853 BC Kurkh, near Diyarbakir Turkey |
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| The Kurk Stele c. 853 BC Kurkh, near Diyarbakir Turkey |
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| The Kurk Stele c. 853 BC Kurkh, near Diyarbakir Turkey |
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| Tiglath-pileser III in his chariot with parasol bearer 730-727 BC South-West Palace, Nimrud, Iraq |
I am really enjoying your relief photos. Great stuff! Are all or most of these works depicted in the Brereton book?
ReplyDeleteThanks Jonathan a trip to the British Museum is a must do if you're visiting London. Some of the earlier stuff isn't but then there are reliefs in it, that I don't have any photos of. I have a couple of books on Assyrian Palace sculpture but the Brereton book is the most
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Really great again!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal.
DeleteThanks for sharing, very impressive and interesting pictures!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil.
DeleteAmazing images - preserved so wonderfully; the Lachish scenes in particular with the details of armor and tactics.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean, they are amazing and the changes to armour and equipment are interesting too.
DeleteThe Assyrian reliefs are some of my favourite parts of the British museum, the only real problem with the museum is there is so much in it! Its a good thing it's free to visit!
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Thanks Iain, yes it was one of my favourite parts too. It's great that it's free, you do need multiple visits to really appreciate it. I'd love to see the latest Ashurbanipal exhibition.
DeleteLovely to view these photos together.
ReplyDeleteThanks Colin, no worries. The book of the Ashurbanipal exhibition is really excellent and definitely worth getting.
DeleteOk will add it to my New Year list.
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