Title
Relief depicting Horses and grooms leaving Sennacherib's palace, Assyrian, 700 - 692 BC, Nineveh
Caption
Relief depicting The royal lion hunt. Assyrian, about 645-635 BC From Nineveh, North Palace. Grooms lead horses towards a screened enclosure, within which the royal chariot is being prepared for the hunt. Men struggle to push one horse into position; the other is having its hamess tightened. King Ashurbanipal is already in the chariot
Date
700th century BC
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP17A07_494
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (4,9Mb) / 22,0in x 10,6in / 6592 x 3181 (300dpi)