Images & Art

Colossal Lion of Assyria

Colossal lion, inscribed with the name and titles of Ashur-nasir-pal, king of Assyria from B.C. 885 to 860, from the Temple of Ninib at Calah (Nimrud)....

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Map of Babylon and Borsippa

Shows Babylon and Borsippa including Kalat, Babil, El Kasr, Hillah, and Nebuchadnezzar's Palace along the River Euphrates....

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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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Colossal Winged Bull and Deity at Sargon's Palace

Colossal winged and human-headed bull and mythological being, from a doorway in the palace of Sargon, king of Assyria from B.c. 722 to 705, at Dur-Sharrukm (Khorsabad)....

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Winged Being Attending Ashurnasirpal

Bas relief sculptured with a figure of Ashur-nasir-pal, king of Assyria from B.C. 885 to 860, carrying a bow and arrows, and attended by a winged mythological being. From the North-west palace at Nimrud (Calah)....

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Ashurnasirpal and Winged Beings Worshipping Ashur

Bas-relief sculptured with two figures of Ashur-nasir-pal, king of Assyria from B.C. 885 to 860, attended by winged mythological beings, and worshipping Ashur, the national god of Assyria, who appears within a winged circle above the sacred tree...

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Drawing of the Palace Mound at Nimrud

Map of Ashurnasirpal's palace at Nimrud, revealing the palace, buildings, tombs, vaulted chambers and the Temple of Nanib or Adar. The walls encompassed an area that was 7000 feet long by 5500 feet wide....

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Assyrian Egyptian Personages Carved Ivory Panel

Small inlaid ivory panel carved with representations of two Egyptian personages seated upon thrones before a cartouche. There was a definite connection between Egypt and Assyria during this time period....

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