Battle Scene, Balawat Gate

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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Detail of the bronze casing of the Balawat gate showing war chariots. From Balawat (Imgur-Enlil), northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of King Shalmaneser III, 858-824 BCE. (Ancient Orient Museum/Istanbul Archaeological Museums, Istanbul, Turkey)

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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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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, May 22). Battle Scene, Balawat Gate. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5156/battle-scene-balawat-gate/

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