This marble slab shows the horse in warfare. The royal figure is Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II (died c. 860 B.C.) and his army is advancing against a besieged town. A battering ram is being drawn on a six-wheeled carriage. The slab is from Ashurnasirpal II's N.W. palace in Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) in present-day Iraq. It is presently in the British Museum.
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This marble slab shows the horse in warfare. The royal figure is Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II (died c. 860 B.C.) and his army is advancing against a besieged town. A battering ram is being drawn on a six-wheeled carriage. The slab is from Ashurnasirpal II's N.W. palace in Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) in present-day Iraq. It is presently in the British Museum.

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Notre référence

UMG25A01_270

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,2Mo (6,1Mo) / 51,6cm x 24,4cm / 6092 x 2883 (300dpi)

Mots clés

9th century B C Ashurnasirpal II Assyrian ruler in chariot Assyrian army Assyrian chariot Assyrian battering ram Nimrud Kahlu Assyrian tank Assyrian palace Ashurnasirpal Assyrian ruler history of Assyria palace at Nimrud history of Assyrian AAssyria Assyrian alabaster relief 860s B C 9th century B C

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