
Sujet
The wooden gates of Shalmaneser III with bands of relief decoration in bronze
Légende
The wooden gates of Shalmaneser III with bands of relief decoration in bronze, The detail depicts executed prisoners taken during the capture by the Assyrians of the stronghold of Dabigu near Til Barsip, now Tall al Ahmar, in 858 BC. Til Barsip was the capital of the Bit Adini Aramean kingdom in north eastern Syria. Assyrian. Late Assyrian, c 853 BC. Balawat, Assyria, Ancient Iraq.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ British Museum, London .
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A15_130
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
25,5Mo (2,9Mo) / 24,5cm x 26,2cm / 2888 x 3090 (300dpi)