Assyrian Huntsmen with Hounds

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 23 August 2017
Assyrian Huntsmen with Hounds

This gypsum wall panel relief depicts huntsmen with hounds under palm trees. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of Ashurbanipal II, 645-635 BCE. Panel 13, Room E of the North Palace at Nineveh (Kouyunjik), Northern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London)

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2017, August 23). Assyrian Huntsmen with Hounds. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/6965/

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Assyrian Huntsmen with Hounds." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 23, 2017. https://www.ancient.eu/image/6965/.

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Assyrian Huntsmen with Hounds." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 23 Aug 2017. Web. 20 Feb 2020.

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