Images & Art

Nebuchadnezzar II Brick

Brick inscribed with the name and titles of Nebuchadnezzar II., king of Babylon from B.C. 604 to 561...

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Sacred Tree Ivory Carving

Small block of ivory carved with a representation of a sacred tree....

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Bronze Band Showing Shalmaneser and Chariots

Portion of one of the bronze bands from the gates of Shalmaneser II., king of Assyria from B.c. 860 to 825, representing the army on the march. On the right of the upper register is a figure of the king; in the lower register is a representation of chariots crossing a river by a bridge of boats....

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Brick of Gudea Governor of Lagash

Brick of Gudea, governor of Lagash about B.C. 2500....

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Ivory Panel Carving of Egyptian Woman in Window

Ivory panel carved to represent a window at which is the face of an Egyptian woman. There was an intimate connection between Egypt and Assyria during this time period. These ivory carvings are probably the work of phoenician artists....

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Babylonian Account of the Creation

Fragments of baked clay tablets inscribed with the Babylonian account of the Creation. Excavated at Nineveh....

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Nebuchadnezzar I Stele

Stele engraved with a charter of Nebuchadnezzar I., king of Babylonia about BC. 1120...

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Part of a Bronze Band from the Gate of Shalmaneser II

Portion of one of the bronze bands from the gates of Shalmaneser II, king of Assyria from B.C. 860 to 825, representing the king seated in his camp; in the lower register may be seen an Assyrian battering-ram in action....

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Map of Excavations in Babylonia and Assyria

This map illustrates excavations in ancient Babylonia and Assyria....

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Colossal Winged and Human-Headed Lion

Colossal winged and human-headed lion from the palace of Ashur-nasir-pal, king of Assyria from B.C. 885 to 860, at Calah (Nimrud)....

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