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An alabaster bas-relief of an Assyrian groom leading two horses forward, c. 710 BCE. Traces of the original paint can be seen on this relief. From the Royal Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad, in modern-day Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. On display at Room X of the Iraqi Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, April 08). Assyrian Groom and Horses. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10383/assyrian-groom-and-horses/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Groom and Horses." World History Encyclopedia, April 08, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10383/assyrian-groom-and-horses/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Groom and Horses." World History Encyclopedia, 08 Apr 2019, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10383/assyrian-groom-and-horses/.
