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Work Details:

Title:Reliefs from the North-West Palace of Ashurnasirpal II
Culture/Nationality:Mesopotamian
Style:Neo-Assyrian
Date:c. 875-860 BCE
Location:British Museum, London
Original Location:Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Nimrud
Dimensions:101 x 86 cm

 

 
Ashurnasirpal II hunting lions
 
Ashurnasirpal II Killing Lions
 
Enemies crossing the Euphrates to escape Assyrian archers
 
Episode from a siege
 
King on campaign
 
Protective spirit
 
Protective spirit and sacred tree
 
Winged genius and sacred tree