Illustration
This gypsum wall panel depicts two female musicians besides a palm tree. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of Ashurbanipal II, 660-650 BCE. From the North Palace at Nineveh, Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany)
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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APA Style
Amin, O. S. M. (2017, August 28). Assyrian Female Musicians. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7128/assyrian-female-musicians/
Chicago Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Female Musicians." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 28, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7128/assyrian-female-musicians/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Female Musicians." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 28 Aug 2017. Web. 24 Apr 2024.
