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The Assyrian King Tiglath-pileser III (reigned 744-727 BCE) wears a ceremonial robe and holding a bow, once facing 2 high officials (no longer preserved but recorded in a drawing). Behind him, stands a beardless attendant holding a spear bow, a fringed quiver, and a mace. The relief may originally have been in the Central Palace before being removed and re-used by king Esarhaddon reigned (689-680 BCE). Assyrian, about 728 BCE. From the South-West Palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The British Museum, London).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, August 22). King Tiglath-pileser III in a Ceremony. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5467/king-tiglath-pileser-iii-in-a-ceremony/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "King Tiglath-pileser III in a Ceremony." World History Encyclopedia, August 22, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5467/king-tiglath-pileser-iii-in-a-ceremony/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "King Tiglath-pileser III in a Ceremony." World History Encyclopedia, 22 Aug 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5467/king-tiglath-pileser-iii-in-a-ceremony/.
