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Assyria Collection

Background imageAssyria Collection: Map of The Byzantine Empire

Map of The Byzantine Empire
A map showing the extent of the Byzantine Empire - the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Date: 1800

Background imageAssyria Collection: Cunard Line poster

Cunard Line poster -- The largest passenger fleet on the Atlantic. Showing the fleet of ships, led by the Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mary, together with a key, November 1956. Date: 1956

Background imageAssyria Collection: Ancient Assyrian Costume

Ancient Assyrian Costume
ANCIENT ASSYRIA Weaponry and armour of Warriors, the King in his court regalia and ready for battle and the costume of his body guard. Date: B.C

Background imageAssyria Collection: The Fall of Babylon by John Martin (1789-1854). 1831. Nation

The Fall of Babylon by John Martin (1789-1854). 1831. National Library. Paris. France. Exposition Babylon. Louvre

Background imageAssyria Collection: Lamassu or Bull-man. Gate from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sharr

Lamassu or Bull-man. Gate from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sharr
Assyrian Art. Lamassu or Bull-man. Gate from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Background imageAssyria Collection: Ancient Assyria

Ancient Assyrian clothing worn by a chief minister and King. Date: B.C

Background imageAssyria Collection: Project of the Death of Sardanapalus by Eugene Delacroix. 18

Project of the Death of Sardanapalus by Eugene Delacroix. 18
Project of the Death of Sardanapalus by Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863). 1826. Louvre Museum. Paris. France. Exposition Babylon

Background imageAssyria Collection: Defeat of Sennacherib, 1616-1618, by Rubens (1577-1640)

Defeat of Sennacherib, 1616-1618, by Rubens (1577-1640)
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Flemish painter. Defeat of Sennacherib, 1616-1618. Detail. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Background imageAssyria Collection: The Nineveh Room at the British Museum. Date: 1853

The Nineveh Room at the British Museum. Date: 1853

Background imageAssyria Collection: Many Folk Misfitz - Assyria - Arab Girl

Many Folk Misfitz - Assyria - Arab Girl. early 20th century

Background imageAssyria Collection: Great Queens of the Past No 2 - Semiramis of Nineveh

Great Queens of the Past No 2 - Semiramis of Nineveh
Semiramis of Nineveh pictured arriving at the military camp before the city of Bactra which had been defying the Assyrian forces for some time

Background imageAssyria Collection: Mesopotamia. Kudurru (stele) of Shitti-Marduk. Nebuchadnezza

Mesopotamia. Kudurru (stele) of Shitti-Marduk. Nebuchadnezza
Mesopotamia. Kudurru (stele) of Shitti-Marduk. Limestone. Inscription. Cuneiform. Nebuchadnezzar I (1124-1105 BC) reign. Elamite campaign. From Sippar (Abu Habba). Babylonian

Background imageAssyria Collection: Obelisk of king of Assirya Adad-Nirari III (810-783 BC) insc

Obelisk of king of Assirya Adad-Nirari III (810-783 BC) insc
Obelisk of king of Assirya Adad-Nirari III (810-783 BC) worshipping divine emblems and inscribed with cuneiform characters. Erected for the Assyrian king Adad, from Sabaa, Yemen

Background imageAssyria Collection: Statue of a Assyrian King Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC)

Statue of a Assyrian King Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC)
Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC). Assyrian king. Statue. Basalt. Neo-Assyrian Period. Assur (Qalat Sharqat). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Background imageAssyria Collection: Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II. Statue

Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II. Statue
Ashurnasirpal II. King of Assyria (883-859 BC). Statue. 865 BC. From the Temple of Ishtar Sharrat-niphi, Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageAssyria Collection: Mesopotamian art. Assyrian Empire. Funerary objects: Necklac

Mesopotamian art. Assyrian Empire. Funerary objects: Necklaces and earrings. Dated in the Old and Middle Assyrian Empire (14th and 12th centuries B.C)

Background imageAssyria Collection: Statue of a winged lion with human head. Nimrud

Statue of a winged lion with human head. Nimrud
Colossal statue of a winged lion with a human face. 865-860 BC. From Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageAssyria Collection: Mesopotamian art. Neo-Assyrian. Relief panels depicting two

Mesopotamian art. Neo-Assyrian. Relief panels depicting two protective winged genius. Detail. Hand. Dated between 883-859 BC. They come from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud

Background imageAssyria Collection: Lamasu or Bull-man. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sha

Lamasu or Bull-man. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sha
Assyrian Art. Lamasu or Bull-man. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Background imageAssyria Collection: Costume / Ancient Assyria

Costume / Ancient Assyria
ANCIENT ASSYRIA The clothing worn by a Priest and an Ancient Assyrian King. Date: B.C

Background imageAssyria Collection: Mesopotamian Art. Assyrian. Relief. Head of a eunuch. Dated

Mesopotamian Art. Assyrian. Relief. Head of a eunuch. Dated
Mesopotamian Art. Assyrian. Relief depicting the head of a eunuch. Dated around 710 B.C. It comes from the Palace of Sargon. Korsabad. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Background imageAssyria Collection: Stele with relief depicting Assyrian official Bel-Harran-bel

Stele with relief depicting Assyrian official Bel-Harran-beli-usur praying in front of divine symbols. 8th century BC. Marble. From Tel-Abda. Archaeological Museum. Museum of Ancient Orient

Background imageAssyria Collection: King Shamshi-Adad V

King Shamshi-Adad V
Stela of Shamshi-Adad V (824-811 BC). King of Assyria. From the Temple of Nabu, from Nimrud (Iraq). Detail. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageAssyria Collection: Nebuchadnezzar - Babylon

Nebuchadnezzar - Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar looks out from his palace and admires the magnificent city of Babylon which he has built

Background imageAssyria Collection: Assyria / Warrior Costume

Assyria / Warrior Costume
ANCIENT ASSYRIA Protective clothing and weaponry of Ancient Assyrian Warriors

Background imageAssyria Collection: Idols of Bible Times 1

Idols of Bible Times 1
Tartak, human but with a sheeps head (or is it a goat ?) is the god of choice of the Avites, a people settled in Samaria by the king of Assyria. (Second Kings 17.31)

Background imageAssyria Collection: Assyrian Dragon

Assyrian Dragon
In ancient Assyria, Merodach does battle with a dragon

Background imageAssyria Collection: Octagonal clay prism (ca. 1100 BC) - annals of the Assyrian

Octagonal clay prism (ca. 1100 BC) - annals of the Assyrian
The Octagonal clay prism (ca. 1100 BC) with the annals of the Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser I (1114-1076 B.C.). This text spoke of a campaign of king Tiglath-pileser against the land of ?atti

Background imageAssyria Collection: Assyrian. Assur temple restoration by Assyrian King Adad-nir

Assyrian. Assur temple restoration by Assyrian King Adad-nir
Mesopotamian Art. Assyrian. Memorial slab about the Assur temple restoration by the Assyrian king Adad-nirari I (1305-1274 BC). it also describes his military exploits. Cast

Background imageAssyria Collection: Neo-Asirian period. Stele with cuneiform inscription. 8th ce

Neo-Asirian period. Stele with cuneiform inscription. 8th century. Archeological Museum Istambul. Turkey

Background imageAssyria Collection: Bas relief Assyrian Genie. 9th century BC. Archeological Mus

Bas relief Assyrian Genie. 9th century BC. Archeological Mus
Chaldean Assyrian relief sculpture slab from the northwest palace of King Ashurnasirpal II of a Genie standing. 881-859 BC. from Nimrud. Istanbul Archaeological Museum. Turkey

Background imageAssyria Collection: Stone panel. Palace of Tiglath-pileser III. Nimrud. Iraq. Ne

Stone panel. Palace of Tiglath-pileser III. Nimrud. Iraq. Ne
Stone panel from the Central Palace of Tiglath-pileser III. Nimrud (ancient Kalhu). Northern Iraq. Neo-Assyrian. 730-727 BC. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageAssyria Collection: Kings stele with inscription and a relief depicting King Se

Kings stele with inscription and a relief depicting King Sennacherib praying in front of the divine symbols. 705-681 BC. Detail. Limestone. From Nineveh. Archaeological Museum

Background imageAssyria Collection: Relief of the palace of Ashurnasirpal II or Northwest Palace

Relief of the palace of Ashurnasirpal II or Northwest Palace
Mesopotamian art. Assyrian. Relief of the palace of Ashurnasirpal II or Northwest Palace at Nimrud. Alabaster. Dated 883-859 B.C. It depicts the lion hunt. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageAssyria Collection: Orthostates from the Palace of Nineveh. Alabaster. 704-689 B

Orthostates from the Palace of Nineveh. Alabaster. 704-689 B
Mesopotamian art. Assyrian. Orthostates with reliefs in the side walls of a ramp from the Palace of Nineveh. Alabaster. 704-689 B.C. It shows Assyrian officers and courtiers carrying a mobile throne

Background imageAssyria Collection: Relief depicting a eagle-headed protective spirit. Nimrud

Relief depicting a eagle-headed protective spirit. Nimrud
Relief depicting a Eagle-headed protective spirit. 865-860 BC. From Northwest Palace. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageAssyria Collection: Relief depicting a siege of a city. Nimrud

Relief depicting a siege of a city. Nimrud
Relief depicting a siege of a city. 728 BC. Central Palace. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageAssyria Collection: Alabaster panel of king Tiglath-Pileser III

Alabaster panel of king Tiglath-Pileser III
Alabaster panel depicting King Tiglath-Pileser III in his chariot under an umbrella and a cuneiform inscription which related their campaigns, taking the city of Astartu. 730-727 BC

Background imageAssyria Collection: Lamasu or Bull-man. Detail of the head. Reliefs from Sargon

Lamasu or Bull-man. Detail of the head. Reliefs from Sargon
Assyrian Art. Lamasu or Bull-man. Detail of the head. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Background imageAssyria Collection: Assyrian Art. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Civil servan

Assyrian Art. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Civil servan
Assyrian Art. Lamasu or Bull-man. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Functionary. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Background imageAssyria Collection: Assyrian Art. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Genius. Dur

Assyrian Art. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Genius. Dur
Assyrian Art. Lamasu or Bull-man. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Genius. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Background imageAssyria Collection: Lamasu or Bull-man. Gate from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sharru

Lamasu or Bull-man. Gate from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sharru
Assyrian Art. Lamasu or Bull-man. Gate from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Background imageAssyria Collection: Botha at Khorsabad

Botha at Khorsabad
The site of Dur-Sharrukin (now caled Khorsabad) was excavated by Paul Emile Botta and Victor Place in the 19th century. The city was founded by Sargon the King of Assyria in 717 BC. Date: 1846

Background imageAssyria Collection: Nineveh Sacked by Medes

Nineveh Sacked by Medes
Nineveh sacked by the Medes Date: 612 BC

Background imageAssyria Collection: Paying homage to an Assyrian ruler

Paying homage to an Assyrian ruler

Background imageAssyria Collection: Temple at Nineveh, Assyria

Temple at Nineveh, Assyria.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages. 1798

Background imageAssyria Collection: Dogs of the chase, 500BC

Dogs of the chase, 500BC. Marble slabs found in the ruins of Nineveh, depicting hunting dogs of Assur-bani-pal, the grand monarque of Assyria, on leashes with their handlers Date: 500BC

Background imageAssyria Collection: Battle of Cunaxa 401 Bc

Battle of Cunaxa 401 Bc
The defeat of Cyrus the Younger, Persian prince by his brother Artaxerxes at the Battle of Cunaxa. The battle resulted in the retreat, under Xenophon of 10, 000 Greeks



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