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A fragment from a wall relief that depicts the head of the Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II. Neo-Assyrian era, 865-860 BCE. From the North-West palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu; Biblical calah), Mesopotamia, Iraq.(The British Museum, London).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, June 22). Head of Ashurnasirpal II. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2706/head-of-ashurnasirpal-ii/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Head of Ashurnasirpal II." World History Encyclopedia, June 22, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2706/head-of-ashurnasirpal-ii/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Head of Ashurnasirpal II." World History Encyclopedia, 22 Jun 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2706/head-of-ashurnasirpal-ii/.
