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title: Glazed Wall Panel from Fort Shalmaneser
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10281/glazed-wall-panel-from-fort-shalmaneser/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-10-07
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# Glazed Wall Panel from Fort Shalmaneser

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Glazed Wall Panel from Fort Shalmaneser](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10281.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10281.jpg)

## Image Caption

Detail of a large [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) panel of vibrant glazed bricks once placed above the entrance to a vast room (T3) next to Shalmaneser III's throne room. The whole panel is composed of about 300 bricks and is 4 meters in length; this detail at the center depicts two rampant bulls around a sacred tree. Fort Shalmaneser in [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/), modern-day [Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/nineveh/) Governorate, Iraq, reign of Shalmaneser III, 858-824 BCE.

The Iraq Museum, Baghdad.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, March 21). Glazed Wall Panel from Fort Shalmaneser. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10281/glazed-wall-panel-from-fort-shalmaneser/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Glazed Wall Panel from Fort Shalmaneser." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 21, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10281/glazed-wall-panel-from-fort-shalmaneser/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Glazed Wall Panel from Fort Shalmaneser." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Mar 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10281/glazed-wall-panel-from-fort-shalmaneser/>.

## License & Copyright

Submitted by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/ "User Page: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin"), published on 21 March 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.