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Protective spirit (one of a pair) in the guise of a royal figure with cloak and mantle. It guarded the doorway into the Temple of Ninurta (chief god of the city of Nimrud and Assyrian god of war and farming) in Nimrud. The temple itself was...

These two bells were found in northern Mesopotamia. Neo-Assyrian period, 911-609 BCE. From Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq)

These bronze arrowheads were found at the city of Lachish. The city was besieged and then conquered by the Assyrian king Sennacherib in 701 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

This relief is one of 3 large slabs depicting Assyrian men, with their horses, hunting in what appears to be a pine forest. From the Royal Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad, in modern-day Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. Circa 710 BCE. On display...

Assyrian soldiers armed with shield, spear, and helmet (c. 700-692 BCE). They represent the army of King Sennacherib of Assyria (reigned 705-681 BCE) marching on Lachish, an ancient town about 40 km from Jerusalem. This image is part of a...

This bronze plaque represents an amulet against bad spirits and diseases. From northern Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq). Assyrian. Istanbul Archaeological Museums/Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, Turkey.

The upper register shows Assyrian chariots in Phoenicia while the lower register shows the storming of the city of Khazazu. Shalmaneser III's military campaign in Phoenicia, c. 859 BCE. Detail, bronze band from the Balawat gates. Embossed...

Detail of a much larger gypsum wall relief showing the climax of a royal lion hunt. The lion is shown in his final death throes, blood pouring from his mouth. From the North Palace of Ashurbanipal II at Nineveh, Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq...

This gypsum wall relief of a protective spirit (sage) was found at the palace of Sargon II at the city of Khorsabad (ancient Dur-Sharrukin), northern Mesopotamia. Iraq. Neo-Assyrian period, 710-705 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

Gypsum wall panel depicting two female musicians beside a palm tree. From the North Palace at Nineveh, Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Empire, reign of Ashurbanipal II, 660-650 BCE. Pergamon Museum, Berlin.