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title: Predator Bird Attacks a Soldier
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7278/predator-bird-attacks-a-soldier/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Predator Bird Attacks a Soldier

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Predator Bird Attacks a Soldier](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7278.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7278.jpg)

## Image Caption

Alabaster bas-relief showing a vulture attacking a dead enemy soldier, who was killed by the Assyrian army. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel 3 (bottom), Room B, the North-[Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) Palace, [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/), modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London)

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## 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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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2017, September 12). Predator Bird Attacks a Soldier. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7278/predator-bird-attacks-a-soldier/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Predator Bird Attacks a Soldier." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 12, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7278/predator-bird-attacks-a-soldier/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Predator Bird Attacks a Soldier." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Sep 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7278/predator-bird-attacks-a-soldier/>.

## License & Copyright

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