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The upper register shows Assyrian chariots and cavalry (and two officers) while the lower register shows the slaughtering of men from the city of Khazazu. Shalmaneser III's military campaign in Phoenicia, c. 859 BCE. Detail, bronze band from the Balawat gates. Embossed. Original (not an electrotype copy). From Tell Balawat, in modern-day Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. Reign of Shalmaneser III, 858-854 BCE. (The British Museum, London).
Source of the description of the band: King L. W. (1915) Bronze Reliefs from the Gates of Shalmaneser King of Assyria BC, 860-825. London.
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, March 04). Assyrian Chariots & Cavalry & the Slaughter of Men from Khazazu. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10147/assyrian-chariots--cavalry--the-slaughter-of-men-f/
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Chariots & Cavalry & the Slaughter of Men from Khazazu." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 04, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10147/assyrian-chariots--cavalry--the-slaughter-of-men-f/.
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Chariots & Cavalry & the Slaughter of Men from Khazazu." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 04 Mar 2019. Web. 14 Apr 2021.
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