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title: Balawat Gate at the British Museum
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5151/balawat-gate-at-the-british-museum/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Balawat Gate at the British Museum

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

## Image File

[![Balawat Gate at the British Museum](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5151.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5151.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a full replica of one of the Balawat gates. The [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) bands are original and were embossed with [warfare](https://www.worldhistory.org/warfare/) scenes and military campaigns conducted by the Assyrian King Shalmaneser III (e.g., the capture of Hamath and Hazuzu in [Syria](https://www.worldhistory.org/syria/)); various scenes of bulls and lion hunting as well as tribute bearers (e.g., one of the scenes shows the king receiving tribute from the [cities](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of [Tyre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tyre/) and [Sidon](https://www.worldhistory.org/sidon/) in Lebanon). Each pair of doors was cased with 8 horizontal bronze bands on either side. From Balawat (Imgur-[Enlil](https://www.worldhistory.org/Enlil/)), northern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of King Shalmaneser III, 858-824 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. (2016, May 22). Balawat Gate at the British Museum. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5151/balawat-gate-at-the-british-museum/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Balawat Gate at the British Museum." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 22, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5151/balawat-gate-at-the-british-museum/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Balawat Gate at the British Museum." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 May 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5151/balawat-gate-at-the-british-museum/>.

## License & Copyright

Submitted by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/ "User Page: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin"), published on 22 May 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.