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Assyrian relief, from the Central Palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq; reused later in the South-West Palace, from the reign of Tiglath-Pileser III, c. 728 BCE.
An enemy horseman is ridden down by a pair of a armored cavalrymen in the Assyrian army. The hairstyle and shape of the beard suggest that these men are not Assyrians, but foreign auxiliaries. A grim but authentic battlefield detail is the vulture to the left, carrying off human entrails.
The British Museum, London.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, August 24). Assyrian Battle Scene. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5477/assyrian-battle-scene/
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