Assyria Collection (page 6)

Assyrian sculpture of a man holding a lion, Khorsabad, c8th century BC
Assyrian sculpture of a man holding a lion, Palace of Sargon II, Khorsabad, c8th century BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris

Assyrian sculptures of human-headed winged bulls at the palace gateway, Khorsabad, c8th century BC
Assyrian sculptures of human-headed winged bulls at the palace gateway, Palace of Sargon II, Khorsabad, c8th century BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris

Assyrian relief of two servants, Palace of Sargon II, Khorsabad, c8th century BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris

Assyrian relief of a winged genie with a bucket & a cedar cone, Khorsabad, 8th century BC
Assyrian relief of a winged genie with a bucket and a cedar cone making a liberation, Palace of Sargon II, Khorsabad, 8th century BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris

Assyrian sculpture of a human-headed winged bull at the palace gateway, Khorsabad, 8th century BC
Assyrian sculpture of a human-headed winged bull at the palace gateway, Palace of Sargon II, Khorsabad, 8th century BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris

Assyrian relief showing servants carrying the Kings chariot, Khorsabad, c8th century BC
Assyrian relief showing servants carrying the Kings chariot, Palace of Sargon II, Khorsabad, c8th century BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris

Assyrian relief showing transport of timber from Lebanon by water, Khorsabad, c8th century BC
Assyrian relief showing transport of timber from Lebanon by water, Palace of Sargon II, Khorsabad, c8th century BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris

Assyrian relief showing transport of timber by land, Khorsabad, c8th century BC
Assyrian relief showing transport of timber by land, Palace of Sargon II, Khorsabad, c8th century BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris

Cuneiform tablet relating part of the Epic of Gilgamesh, Neo-Assyrian, 7th century BC. A tablet from the library of the Assyrian King Ashurbanipal (reigned 669-631 BC)

Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894), British archaeologist, poltician and diplomat, 1851. Excavated Nimrud/Nineveh, Iraq. Wood engraving

Judith killing the Assyrian general Holofernes, 19th century. The Jewish heroine Judith was living in Bethulia when it was besieged by the Assyrian army commanded by Holofernes

Phoenician bronze bowl from Nimrud, Assyria, 8th century BC. Originating from the area of modern Lebanon, the Phoenicians were notable traders in the Mediterranean in the 1st Millenium BC

Austen Henry Layard, English archaeologist, politician and diplomat, c1880. Between 1845 and 1851 Layard (1817-1894) excavated the remains of the ancient Assyrian capitals of Nimrud and Nineveh

Ashurnasirpal II, King of Assyria, c9th century BC
Ashurnasirpal II, King of Assyria. Ashurnasirpal, king from 883-859 BC, leading an assault on a city with battering rams and siege engines. Bas-relief from the British Museum

Reconstruction of the north-eastern facade of Sennacheribs palace (Kouyunjik), Assyrian, 1853. Sennacherib, King of Assyria (701 BC-681 BC), built a magnificent palace at the kingdoms capital

Judith about to cut off the head of Holofernes, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Judith about to cut off the head of Holofernes, 1866. Judith, Jewish heroine, having gained confidence of the Assyrian general Holofernes

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, c1804. Judith, Jewish heroine, having gained the confidence of the Assyrian general Holofernes, cuts off his head and saves the town of Bethulia from capture

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping