Illustration
This wall panel was part of large alabaster wall relief. The whole scene includes a central band of river, the Tigris or Euphrates, that separates two otherwise independent compositions in which the Assyrians attack on a small island and carry off booty. On another part of the relief, the Assyrian king in a chariot watches as prisoners are brought in, and heads and booty are piled up in a palm grove. In this panel, the Assyrian soldiers are ready to attack. Note their perfect costumes and weapons. The horses were depicted in a very luxurious and elegant pattern. Neo-Assyrian period, 640-620 BCE, Mesopotamia, Iraq. From Nineveh, south-west palace, court XIX, panels 10-12. (The British Museum, London).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, September 18). Assyrian Military Campaign in Southern Iraq. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/3042/
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