Assyrian Archers from Khorsabad

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 08 April 2019
Assyrian Archers from Khorsabad

This relief depicts a group of Assyrian archers attacking an enemy (not shown here). A soldier holding a large and long shield stands before them in order to protect the archers. This alabaster bas-relief is the lower register of two; the upper one is very damaged and shows an Assyrian war chariot (not shown here). From the Royal Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad, in modern-day Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. Circa 710 BCE. On display at Room X of the Iraqi Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, April 08). Assyrian Archers from Khorsabad. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10389/assyrian-archers-from-khorsabad/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Archers from Khorsabad." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 08 Apr 2019. Web. 15 May 2022.

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