Illustration
This partially preserved gypsum wall relief was part of a longer sequence. It depicts the typical royal hunting of lions. The king, Ashurbanipal II, thrusts a spear onto a leaping and furious lion. Behind him, an Elamite squire assists him. Partially appearing on the far right is a groom leading a horse. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of Ashurbanipal II, 668-627 BCE. From the North Palace at Nineveh, Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany)
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