Sunday, December 16, 2018

Assyrian Reliefs at the British Museum Part Three



Dead lioness 645-640 BC
North Palace, Nineveh, Iraq

Dead lion 645-640 BC
North Palace, Nineveh, Iraq




Hunting scene palace of Sargon II
c. 710 BC Khorsabad, Iraq





Sennacherib's archers and slingers attacking Lachish
c. 700 BC Sennacherib's Palace, Nineveh, Iraq


Sennacherib's spearmen and archers attacking Lachish
c. 700 BC Sennacherib's Palace, Nineveh, Iraq

Sennacherib's armoured slingers
c. 700 BC Sennacherib's Palace, Nineveh, Iraq





Sling stones the size of cricket balls








Men returning from the hunt carrying dead lions
645-640 BC North Palace, Nineveh, Iraq


Hounds chase a herd of deer into a net
645-640 BC North Palace, Nineveh, Iraq


Modern reconstruction of gates made
about 845 BC for a royal building at Balawat



The Kurk Stele - Shalmaneser III worshipping symbols of the gods
c. 853 BC Kurkh, near Diyarbakir Turkey

The Kurk Stele - Bactrian camels and hunting lions
c. 853 BC Kurkh, near Diyarbakir Turkey

The Kurk Stele c. 853 BC Kurkh, near Diyarbakir Turkey


The Kurk Stele c. 853 BC Kurkh, near Diyarbakir Turkey


Tiglath-pileser III in his chariot with parasol bearer
730-727 BC South-West Palace, Nimrud, Iraq

13 comments:

  1. I am really enjoying your relief photos. Great stuff! Are all or most of these works depicted in the Brereton book?

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    1. Thanks 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
      comprehensive,

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  2. Thanks for sharing, very impressive and interesting pictures!

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  3. Amazing images - preserved so wonderfully; the Lachish scenes in particular with the details of armor and tactics.

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    1. Thanks Dean, they are amazing and the changes to armour and equipment are interesting too.

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  4. The 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!
    Best Iain

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    1. 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.

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  5. Lovely to view these photos together.

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    1. Thanks Colin, no worries. The book of the Ashurbanipal exhibition is really excellent and definitely worth getting.

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  6. Ok will add it to my New Year list.

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