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title: Archer Relief, Khorsabad
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3140/archer-relief-khorsabad/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Archer Relief, Khorsabad

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Archer Relief, Khorsabad](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3140.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3140.jpg)

## Image Caption

This gypsum relief, which depicts an archer, was part of a larger [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) relief that demonstrates the Assyrian army and [Sargon II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sargon_II/)'s attack on the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Amqaruna (Biblical Ekron) in central [Palestine](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of [Sargon](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/sargon/) II at the city of Khorsabad (ancient [Dur-Sharrukin](https://www.worldhistory.org/Dur-Sharrukin/)), northern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/). Iraq. Neo-Assyrian period, 710-705 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

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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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2014, October 13). Archer Relief, Khorsabad. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3140/archer-relief-khorsabad/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Archer Relief, Khorsabad." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 13, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3140/archer-relief-khorsabad/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Archer Relief, Khorsabad." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Oct 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3140/archer-relief-khorsabad/>.

## License & Copyright

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