This scene is part of a large alabaster bas-relief which shows a tributary procession from Western Assyria (probably in modern-day Syria or Turkey). Here, we can see a groom leading two horses. From Khorsabad (ancient Dur-Sharrukin), in modern-day Iraq. Neo-Assyrian period, 710-705 BCE. (The British Museum, London).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, September 26). A Groom and Horses from Western Assyria. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9251/a-groom-and-horses-from-western-assyria/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "A Groom and Horses from Western Assyria." World History Encyclopedia, 26 Sep 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9251/a-groom-and-horses-from-western-assyria/.
