Assyrian Collection (page 3)

Ishtar in Hades, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
Ishtar in Hades, 1915. Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

Merodach sets forth to attack Tiamat, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
Merodach sets forth to attack Tiamat, 1915. Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

The Temptation of Ea-Bani, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
The Temptation of Ea-Bani, 1915. Frontispiece from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

2 Kings 19: 35-37: Gods vengance on Assyria
2 Kings 19:35-37: Gods vengance on Assyria. The angel killing the soldiers of the Assyrian army besieging Jerusalem. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

The Palaces of Nimrud Restored, 1853. A reconstruction of the palaces built by the Assyrian King Ashurbanipal on the banks of the Tigris in the 7th century BC

Great Ziggurat, Calah (Nimrud), Iraq, 1977. Ziggurats were temple towers of terraced pyramid form built by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia

Gate, Northwest Palace, Calah (Nimrud), Iraq, 1977. The Northwest Palace was the most important palace at the Assyrian city of Nimrud. It was built by Ashurnasirpal II in the 9th century BC

View from the Ziggurat at Calah (Nimrud), Iraq, 1977. The Assyrian city of Nimrud was the capital of Ashurnasirpal II in the 9th century BC. The Great Ziggurat was built by his son, Shalmaneser III

Frieze, Northwest Palace, Calah (Nimrud), Iraq, 1977. The Northwest Palace was the most important palace at the Assyrian city of Nimrud. It was built by Ashurnasirpal II in the 9th century BC

Facade of the Shamash Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977. Reconstruction built in the 1960s of one of the great gates of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh

Assyrian rock reliefs pitted by Chr hermit caves, Bavian, Iraq, 1977. The Assyrian king Sennacherib built an aqueduct to transport water from Bavian to his capital city, Nineveh, in c700 BC

Sunken Assyrian sculpture, Bavian, Iraq, 1977. The Assyrian king Sennacherib built an aqueduct to transport water from Bavian to his capital city, Nineveh, in c700 BC

Gorge, Bavian, Iraq, 1977. The Assyrian king Sennacherib built an aqueduct to transport water from Bavian to his capital city, Nineveh, in c700 BC

Cuneiform inscriptions on stones, ruined aqueduct, Jerwan, Iraq, 1977. Built in around 700 BC by the Assyrian King Sennacherib to supply water to his capital city, Nineveh

Ruined arch of an aqueduct, Jerwan, Iraq, 1977. Built in around 700 BC by the Assyrian King Sennacherib to supply water to his capital city, Nineveh

Ruined corbelled arch of an aqueduct, Jerwan, Iraq, 1977. Built in around 700 BC by the Assyrian King Sennacherib to supply water to his capital city, Nineveh

Temple of the Sibitti, Khorsabad, Iraq, 1977. Khorsabad was the site of Dur Sharrukin, the capital city of the Assyrian Empire in the late 8th century BC during the reign of Sargon II

Nergal Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977. Mid 20th century reconstruction of one of the great gates of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh

Two workmen outside the Mashki Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977. Reconstruction built in the 1960s of one of the great gates of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh

Mashki Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977
Maski Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977. Reconstruction built in the 1960s of one of the great gates of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh

View of the River Tigris from the Ziggurat, Ashur, Iraq, 1977

Ziggurat, Ashur, Iraq, 1977. Ziggurats were temple towers of terraced pyramid form built by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia

Semiramis - Reine D Assyrie, 1403, (1939). Artist: Master of Berrys Cleres Femmes
Semiramis - Reine D Assyrie, 1403, (1939). The illustration is part of the manuscript De Claris mulieribus, traduction anonyme en francais (Livre des femmes nobles et renommees)

Assyrian Scuplture at the Nahr El Kelb or Dog River, c19th century

Ancient civilisation: within the palace of an Assyrian king, 1907. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 1, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1907]

Judith and Holofernes, 1870. After the painting of c1495 by Andrea Mantegna in the collection of the Louvre, Paris. The Jewish heroine Judith was living in Bethulia when it was besieged by

The head of an Assyrian priest or winged divinity, 1933-1934. A print from Wonders of the Past, Volume I, 1933-1934

In the Tent of the Assyrian, 1908-1909. Artist: Valentine Davis
In the Tent of the Assyrian, 1908-1909. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1908-1909, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 14, edited by William Gamble and published by AW Penrose (London)

A city taken by assault by the Assyrians, c1853, (c1900-1920). A 19th-century drawing of a bas-relief in the British Museum from the Assyrian empire (c7th century BC)

Assault on the City of Lachish, 700-692 BC, (c1900-1920). Artist: Sir Austen Henry Layard
Assault on the City of Lachish, 700-692 BC, (c1900-1920). A print after a 19th-century drawing from Layards Monuments of Nineveh

Assyrians moving a winged bull, c7th century BC, (c1900-1920). Artist: Sir Austen Henry Layard
Assyrians moving a winged bull, c7th century BC, (c1900-1920). A print after a 19th-century drawing from Layards Monuments of Nineveh

Hormuzd Rassam, explorer and archaeologist, 1881. Rassam (1826-1910) was born in Mosul, in modern Iraq. In 1845-1847 he assisted the British archaeologist AH Layard in his first expedition to

Priest with a branch of pomergranate tree, 722-705 BC. Detail of a relief from the palace of Assyrian king Sargon II. Assyrian Art. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Assyrian Relief, Ashurnasirpal II with attendants, 9th century BC. Above is the winged figure of the god Ashur, Ahura Mazda. British Museum

Cunieform Inscription from Nimbrud in classical Neo-Assyrian script, 879 BC. Made during Reign of Ashurbanipal II, 879 BC. Ashur-nasir-pal II was king of Assyria from 883 to 859 BC. British Museum

Phoenician Ivory, from a piece of furniture, probably made for export to Egypt, c8th century BC. Found at the burnt place at Nimrud. Britsh Museum

Ashurnasirpal II killing lions, c645 BC-635 BC. The royal Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal. Assyrian palace relief from the North Palace of Nineveh

The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, c858 BC-824 BC. A black limestone Assyrian sculpture with many scenes in bas-relief and inscriptions

Balawat gates, Assyrian horsemen, 899 BC. The Balawat Gates are three sets of decorated bronze bands that had adorned the main doors of several buildings at Balawat (ancient Imgur-Enlil)

Detail from the Balawat Gates, made for Shalmeneser III, Neo-Assyrian, c858 BC-824 BC. The Balawat Gates are three sets of decorated bronze bands that had adorned the main doors of several buildings

Assyrian relief showing Assyrian chariot at battle of the river Ulai, 7th century
Assyrian relief showing an Assyrian chariot at the battle of the river Ulai, from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Assyrian relief of a lion being released from a cage for a hunt, 7th century
Assyrian relief of a lion being released from a cage for a hunt from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Assyrian relief of a wounded lioness from Ashurbanipal, 7th century
Assyrian relief of a wounded lioness from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Assyrian relief of a wounded lion from Ashurbanipal, 7th century
Assyrian relief of a wounded lion from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Detail of a Phoenician silver bowl showing soldiers attacking a city, 7th century BC
Detail of a Phoenician silver bowl from Amanthus in Cyprus, with incised and repousse decoration, showing Greek, Egyptian, and Assyrian soldiers attacking a city, from the British Museums collection

Assyrian relief of a winged figure, 9th century BC
Assyrian relief of a winged figure, either a priest of mythical being, holding a deer and sacred tree, from the Palace of King Ashurnasirom II at Nimrud, 9th century BC

Stone panels from northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, c700-c681 BC
Relief of Assyrian slingers at the siege of Lachish, from the north-west palace at Nineveh of Sennacharib, from the British Museums collection

A protective Assyrian genie, from the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

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