Relief with Lion Hunt
Sculpture
Iraq
Iraq, Mosul, Palace at Ninevah
Gypsum relief of royal lion hunts. Features the King preparing for a kill holding a bow and a dagger surrounded by three attendants, two holding spears and one driving the chariot.
British Museum
Dates to c. 645 BCE from the reign of Ashurbanipal (c.669-630 BCE) during the Neo-Assyrian Period.
Attributed to Steven Zucker under the license CC-BY-NC-SA 2.0
CC-BY-NC-SA 2.0
Steven Zucker
Photographer
Neo-AssyrianReliefGypsumBeast HuntKingAshurbanipalMaleChariotArchitectureSpearDaggerBowArrow
7th c. BCE