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  2. britishmuseum.org

    This statue of King Ashurnasirpal II 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 separate reddish dolomite or dolomitic limestone plinth. These unusual stones were probably brought back from a foreign campaign.
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      The Neo-Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC) built his magnificent Northwest Palace at Nimrud. The site of Nimrud is located on the Tigris River in modern-day Iraq. Interior decoration of the palace featured a series of remarkable carved stone panels. The detailed reliefs on display in Rooms 7-8 originally stood in the palace throne ...

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      Description Gypsum statue; human headed winged lion; one of a pair that flanked the doorway of the throne room of the North West palace of Ashurnasirpal in Nimrud; helped provide magical protection; the five legs suggest that the lion was intended to be viewed from the front or side and not at an intermediate angle.

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    Visit Rooms 6a and 6b to see two colossal winged human-headed lions that flanked an entrance to the royal palace of King Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC) at Nimrud. Plus, see a gigantic standing lion that stood at the entrance to the nearby Temple of Ishtar, the goddess of war.
  4. britishmuseum.org

    The Neo-Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC) built his magnificent Northwest Palace at Nimrud. The site of Nimrud is located on the Tigris River in modern-day Iraq. Interior decoration of the palace featured a series of remarkable carved stone panels. The detailed reliefs on display in Rooms 7-8 originally stood in the palace throne ...
  5. britishmuseum.org

    Limestone stela of Ashurnasirpal II: carved; the king wears the royal hat with a conical top and holds a mace symbolising authority; he extends his right hand with forefinger outstretched as if he has just snapped his fingers, in a gesture of respect to five gods; Ashur, the supreme god is represented by a horned helmet, Shamash, the sun god by a winged disc, Sin the moon god, by a crescent in ...
  6. britishmuseum.org

    Description Gypsum statue; human headed winged lion; one of a pair that flanked the doorway of the throne room of the North West palace of Ashurnasirpal in Nimrud; helped provide magical protection; the five legs suggest that the lion was intended to be viewed from the front or side and not at an intermediate angle.
  7. britishmuseum.org

    Bibliographic references Budge 1914 / Assyrian Sculptures in the British Museum, Reign of Ashur-nasir-pal, 885-890 B.C (pl. XII.2) Gadd 1936b / The Stones of Assyria: the surviving remains of Assyrian sculpture, their recovery, and their original positions (p.133) Grayson, RIMA 2 / Assyrian Rulers of the Early First Millennium BC, I (1114-859 BC) (RIM.A..101.23.29)
  8. britishmuseum.org

    King Ashurnasirpal appears twice, dressed in ritual robes and holding the mace symbolising authority. In front of him there is a Sacred Tree, possibly symbolising life, and he makes a gesture of worship to a god in a winged disc. The god, who may be the sun god Shamash, has a ring in one hand; this is an ancient Mesopotamian symbol of god-given kingship. There are protective spirits on either ...
  9. britishmuseum.org

    Named in inscription & portrayed: Ashurnasirpal II. Acquisition name Donated by: John George Taylor. Acquisition date 1863. Acquisition notes Found by Taylor October 1861; reached England 1862. Central Archive, Original Papers, 19 July 1862, no. 7451: letters regarding the removal of antiquities from Kurkh from Birch & Messrs Lynch.
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    Description Basalt obelisk now known as the 'Rassam' obelisk; erected by Ashurnasirpal II (883BC-859BC); carved low relief; broken in antiquity; present reconstruction is provisional; was a public monument; shows deputations from Syria and the west bringing tribute to the Assyrian king; fragmentary cuneiform inscription.
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