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    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 ...
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    Bronze head from a statue of the Emperor Hadrian; A virtual tour of Hadrian's Villa; Hadrian: The imperial palace, Tivoli; Maritime Theatre at Hadrian's Villa; Rome's layered history — the Castel Sant'Angelo; Pair of Centaurs Fighting Cats of Prey from Hadrian's Villa; Hadrian's Wall; Medea Sarcophagus; Equestrian Statue of Marcus ...
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    Lamassu (winged human-headed bulls possibly lamassu or shedu) from the citadel of Sargon II, Dur Sharrukin (now Khorsabad, Iraq), Neo-Assyrian, c. 720-705 B.C.E., gypseous alabaster, 4.20 x 4.36 x 0.97 m (Musée du Louvre, Paris). ... Islamic State representatives claimed that these statues were "idols" that needed to be destroyed. The ...
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    Silent video reconstructs the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud. Video from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This silent video reconstructs the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud (near modern Mosul in northern Iraq) as it would have appeared during his reign in the ninth century B.C.E.
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    Relief of a protective deity from the Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Iraq, Assyrian, reign of Ashurnasirpal II, 883-859 B.C.E., gypsum, 221.7 x 176.3 cm (87 5/16 x 69 7/16 inches) ... In 2018 The National Gallery of Australia returned to India a bronze statue of the god Shiva which had been looted from a Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu. In 2020 The ...
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    A winged lion with a human head is carted into the grand portico of the British Museum, something never seen before in London: the arrival of a lamassu, an ancient Assyrian guardian figure more than two thousand years old.Clearly this was a newsworthy event in 1852—for those who could not be there to watch, the News provided an engraving of the arrival of these majestic creatures entering ...
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    One statue in particular stands out from the rest: the tallest man with long dark flowing locks. Female and male votive figures (on the right is the tallest figure of the group of twelve), from the Square Temple at Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar, Iraq), c. 2900-2350 B.C.E.
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    [0:00] [music] Dr. Beth Harris: [0:06] Describing something can seem very straightforward. But in fact, describing a work of art can take time and should take time, because the more you describe something, the more you understand what you see and the closer you'll get to interpreting what you see.
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    Lamassu from the citadel of Sargon II; Ashurbanipal Hunting Lions; Assyria vs Elam: The battle of Til Tuba. Persian. Browse this content; Ancient Persia, an introduction; ... The inscription tells us that it was important to Gudea that this statue be erected of diorite, this incredibly hard stone. Dr. Zucker: [1:40] Most stone is not available ...

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