Illustration
This alabaster bas-relief depicts a man fishing in a mountain pool or pond. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of Sennacherib, 700-692 BCE. From Room XLIV (LL) of the South-West Palace at Nineveh (Kouyunjik), Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (British Museum, London).
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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Amin, O. S. M. (2017, August 21). Assyrian Fisherman. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6989/assyrian-fisherman/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Fisherman." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 21, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6989/assyrian-fisherman/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Fisherman." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 21 Aug 2017. Web. 24 Apr 2024.
