Relief of a Neo-Assyrian Queen

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 04 June 2019
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Only this part of a limestone stele has survived. This fragment depicts a woman, in relief, looking to the left and wearing a headdress of the royal women. Her identity is unknown. Female depiction (queens and princesses) in neo-Assyrian art is scarce. From Kli'eh, near Haditha Dam, Al-Anbar Governorate, Iraq. Neo-Assyrian period, 911-612 BCE. On display at the Iraq 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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