This image shows a detail of an almost-3-meter high alabaster bas-relief from the Palace of the Assyrian king Sargon II at Khorsabad (in modern-day Nineveh Governorate, Iraq). This is an Assyrian eunuch, holding a cup; its bottom is in the shape of a lion. He wears earrings, armlets, and bracelets. The musculature of the left forearm is highlighted. Circa 710 BCE. It is on display at the Assyrian Gallery of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, March 21). Assyrian Eunuch from Khorsabad at the Iraq Museum. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10278/assyrian-eunuch-from-khorsabad-at-the-iraq-museum/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Eunuch from Khorsabad at the Iraq Museum." World History Encyclopedia, March 21, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10278/assyrian-eunuch-from-khorsabad-at-the-iraq-museum/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Eunuch from Khorsabad at the Iraq Museum." World History Encyclopedia, 21 Mar 2019, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10278/assyrian-eunuch-from-khorsabad-at-the-iraq-museum/.
