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Glazed terracotta tile, Neo-Assyrian, from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Iraq, c883-c859 BC. This glazed tile, along with the stone reliefs, was part of the decorative scheme of the royal palace
Relief Showing the Head of a Winged Genius, Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of King Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BCE)
Saluting Protective Spirit, 883-859 BC. Creator: UnknownSaluting Protective Spirit, 883-859 BC. Assyrian kings ruled the worlds largest empire prior to the rise of Persia in the 6th century bc, consolidating lands from Iran to Egypt
Assault on the City of Lachish, 700-692 BC, (c1900-1920). Artist: Sir Austen Henry LayardAssault 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 LayardAssyrians moving a winged bull, c7th century BC, (c1900-1920). A print after a 19th-century drawing from Layards Monuments of Nineveh
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
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
Stone panels from northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, c700-c681 BCRelief of Assyrian slingers at the siege of Lachish, from the north-west palace at Nineveh of Sennacharib, from the British Museums collection
Tablet telling the legend of Etana, from Nineveh, northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, 7th century BC. The story told on this tablet centres on Etana
Bronze head of Pazuzu, probably from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Neo-Assyrian, about 800-550 BCBronze head of Pazuzu, probably from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, about 800-550 BC. Pazuzu was an Assyrian and Babylonian demonic god of the first millennium BC
The Dying Lion, a stone panel from Nineveh, northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, c645 BCThe Dying Lion, stone panel from Nineveh, northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, c645 BC. Wall panel showing a lion struck by one of the kings arrows. It has long been acclaimed as a masterpiece
The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, Neo-Assyrian, c858-c824 BCDetail of the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, Neo-Assyrian, c858-c824 BC. Black limestone obelisk with relief sculptures glorifying the achievements of King Shalmaneser III and his chief minister
Neo-Assyrian cylinder-seal impression showing mythical beings making offerings before a sacred tree, from the British Museums collection
Neo-Assyrian cylinder-seal impression depicting Ahura Mazda
Carnelian cylinder seal of Mushezib-Ninurta, Neo-Assyrian, from northern Iraq, 9th century BCCarnelian cylinder seal of Mushezib-Ninurta, Neo-Assyrian, from Sherif Khan (Tarbisu), northern Iraq, 9th century BC. The king, shown in mirror image
Seal showing the goddess Ishtar, Neo-Assyrian, c720-c700 BC. Assyrian cylinder-seal impression showing Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess of sexuality and warfare. From the British Museums collection
Stone lions head, Neo-Assyrian, about 680-670 BC, from Sippar, southern IraqStone lions head, Neo-Assyrian, about 680-670 BC, From Sippar, southern Iraq. This lions head of white limestone comes from the Temple of Shamash
Babylonian clay model of a sheeps lungClay model of a lung, containing omens, Late Babylonian, 7th Century BC, from Ninevah. Used by baru-priests to teach their students its anatomy and its significance in foretelling the future
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)