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This gypsum relief, which depicts an archer, was part of a larger wall relief that demonstrates the Assyrian army and Sargon II's attack on the city of Amqaruna (Biblical Ekron) in central Palestine, probably in 720 BCE. The archer holds a bow and arrows and wears a loin-cloth with fringe; obviously he is not an Assyrian soldier (an enemy?). From the palace of Sargon II at the city of Khorsabad (ancient Dur-Sharrukin), northern Mesopotamia. Iraq. Neo-Assyrian period, 710-705 BCE. (The British Museum, London).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, October 13). Archer Relief, Khorsabad. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3140/archer-relief-khorsabad/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Archer Relief, Khorsabad." World History Encyclopedia, October 13, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3140/archer-relief-khorsabad/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Archer Relief, Khorsabad." World History Encyclopedia, 13 Oct 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3140/archer-relief-khorsabad/.
