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  1. smarthistory.org

    Statue of Ashurnasirpal II, Neo-Assyrian, 883-859 B.C.E., from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Iraq, magnesite, 113 x 32 x 15 cm (© The Trustees of the British Museum) Ashurnasirpal mounted at least fourteen military campaigns, many of which were to the north and east of Assyria. Local rulers sent the king rich presents and resources flowed ...
  2. britishmuseum.org

    Carved magnesite statue of Ashurnasirpal II on reddish dolomite stand: the king stands bare-headed, without the royal crown. His hair is long, but his long and magnificent curled beard is more imposing than that which a courtier would have worn. The king's dress consists of a short-sleeved tunic on top of which a long fringed shawl has been fastened, covering most of his body below the waist ...
  3. worldhistory.org

    Statue of Ashurnasirpal II from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), modern-day northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian Empire, 883-859 BCE. This statue of King Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BCE) was placed in the Temple of Ishtar Sharrat-niphi. It was designed to remind the goddess Ishtar of the king's piety.
  4. worldhistory.org

    Ashurnasirpal II (r. 884-859 BCE) was the third king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.His father was Tukulti-Ninurta II (r. 891-884 BCE) whose military campaigns throughout the region provided his son with a sizeable empire and the resources to equip a formidable army.Ashurnasirpal II is known for his ruthless military conquests and the consolidation of the Assyrian Empire, but he is probably most ...
  5. artsandculture.google.com

    This statue of King Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC) was placed in the Temple of Ishtar Sharrat-niphi. It was designed to remind the goddess Ishtar of the king's piety. It is made of magnesite, and stands on a pedestal of a reddish stone. These unusual stones were probably brought back from a foreign campaign.
  6. Colossal statue of a winged lion from the North-West Palace of Ashurnasirpal II (Room B) Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Iraq. Neo-Assyrian, about 883-859 BC. Protection for the royal palace from the forces of chaos. This is one of a pair of guardian figures that flanked one of the entrances into the throne room of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC).
  7. artsandculture.google.com

    This is one of a pair of guardian figures that flanked one of the entrances into the throne room of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC). Stone mythological guardians, sculpted in relief or in the round, were often placed at gateways to ancient Mesopotamian palaces, to protect them from demonic forces.
  8. encyclopedia.com

    Ashurnasirpal II, son of Tukulti-Ninurta II (890-884 b.c.e..), was the founder of a revitalized and expanded Neo-Assyrian Empire. ... Ashurnasirpal erected a stone statue of himself and had it inscribed with a list of his northern conquests. As a result of his northern offensive, many of the small states in the regions of southeast Anatolia ...
  9. The Statue of Ashurnasirpal II is a rare example of Assyrian sculpture in the round that was found in the mid nineteenth century at the ancient site of Kalhu (now known as Nimrud) by the famous archaeologist Austen Henry Layard.Dating from 883-859 BC, the statue has long been admired for its flawless condition and the high quality of its craftsmanship.
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