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Editorial The Taylor Prism. The Sennacherib Prism. Library of Ashurbanipal. Hexagonal clay prism foundation record list campaigns of Sennacherib until the start f his final war againts Babylon, and includes a discription of the tribute received from Hezekiah, Ki...
Editorial Mesopotamian art. Neo-Assyrian. Relief panels depicting two protective winged genius. Detail. Hand. Dated between 883-859 BC. They come from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States.
Editorial Bronze quiver with hunting and fighting scenes. Neo-Assyrian. Bronze, H: 61 cm AO 30389.
Editorial Stone panel from the South-West palace of Sennacherib, Ninveh, northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, 700-695 BCE. The two figures on this panel formed part of the king's bodyguard. The archer on the left is a lightly-armed soldier who was probably drawn from th...
Editorial " Palace Ware" jar, Neo-Assyrian, from Ninveh, northern Iraq, 700-612 BCE. " Palace Ware" is very thin and delicate, with flared rims and dimples on the body. Potters made the dimples by pressing with their fingers. Finger marks are...
Editorial Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC). Assyrian king. Statue. Basalt. Neo-Assyrian Period. Assur (Qalat Sharqat). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey.
Editorial Horse frontlet carved in relief with a female figure flanked by lions, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th?8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 6.38 x 2.6 in. (16.21 x 6.6 cm), Ivory/Bone-Equestrian, Over two hundred ivory and gyps...
Editorial Relief from the Palace of Ashshurnatsirapal II Representing a Deity before a Sacred Tree and a Cuneiform Inscription.
Editorial Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC). Assyrian king. Statue. Basalt. Neo-Assyrian Period. Assur (Qalat Sharqat). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey.
Editorial Vz: hero fighting against animal and winged erected sphinx, star, lozenge, bread, roll seal, carnelian, Color: red, Form: cylinder, Processing:, Method of manufacture:, L. 19 mm, Diam. 10.5 mm, neo-assyrian period, 8th - 7th century BC.
Editorial A neo-assyic bottle with dark red paint, crockery, pottery, H 14.7 cm, D 4.3 cm, Neo Assyrian Period 884-612 BC, Jordan.
Editorial Ancient Near East, building element, relief, stone, limestone, H 35.5 cm, L 42 cm, W 13 cm, 51 kg, Neo Assyrian Period 884-859 BC, Iraq.
Editorial Vz: king with bow and standing priest next to altar or sacrificial table, holy tree, coil seal, serpentine, Color: black, Form: cylinder, Processing:, Method of manufacture:, L. 25 mm, Diam. 11 mm, Neo Assyrian Period.
Editorial Vz: 2 winged seated sphinxes, crescent moon and star, coil seal, chalcedony, Color: gray, Form: cylinder, Processing:, Method: L. 19 mm, Diam. 11.5 mm, neo-assyrian period, 8th - 7th century BC.
Editorial Ancient Near East, building element, relief, stone, limestone, L 71 cm, H 71 cm, W 7 cm, Neo Assyrian Period 745-727 BC, Iraq.
Editorial Vz: sacred tree with winged disc between 2 priests (?), Rhombus, 7 balls and crescent moon, coil seal, limestone, Color: red, Form: cylinder, Processing:, Method: L. 29.5 mm , Diam. 13 mm, Neo Assyrian Period.
Editorial Vz: kneeling archer targeting the doe, coil seal, chalcedony, Color: gray, Form: cylinder, Processing:, Method: L. 18.5 mm, Diam. 9.5 mm, Neo Assyrian Period.
Editorial Ancient Near East, building element, relief, stone, limestone, H 50 cm, L 41 cm, Neo Assyrian Period 668-626 BC, Iraq.
Editorial Vz: hero between two winged demons, star, crescent moon and small zigzag, flower, coil seal, carnelian, Color: red, Form: cylinder, Processing:, Method: L. 25 mm, Diam. 13 mm, neo-assyrian period, 8th - 7th century BC.
Editorial Vz: seated god with star, antelope and heron, small jackal and winged disc, coil seal, chalcedony or ferrous silex, Color: red, Form: cylinder, Processing:, Method of manufacture:, L. 24 mm, Diam. 15 mm, Neo Assyrian Period.
Editorial Vz: 2 scorpion people next to an altar under a crescent moon, coil seal, lapis lazuli, Color: blue, Form: cylinder, Processing:, Method of manufacture:, L. 27 mm, Diam. 14 mm, neo-assyrian period, 8th - 7th century BC.
Editorial Vz: sacred tree with a god in a winged disc flanked by 2 characters with situla and follower, coil seal, chalcedony, Color: gray-green, Form: cylinder, Processing:, Method of manufacture:, L. 37 mm, Diam. 15 mm, Neo Assyrian Period, ca. 1910-1920 (8th-...
Editorial Vz: winged griffin jumping to a tree, fish and crescent moon, coil seal, carnelian, Color: red and gray, Form: cylinder, Processing:, Method: L. 16.5 mm, Diam. 9 mm, Neo Assyrian or Neo Babylonian period.
Editorial Vz: king and king next to altar or sacrificial table, sacred tree with star, coil seal, serpentine, Color: black, Form: cylinder, Processing:, Method: L. 28 mm, Diam. 11.5 mm, Neo Assyrian Period.
Editorial Ancient Near East, sculpture, sculpture, stone, granite, H 4.7 cm, L 4.2 cm, Thickness 1.7 cm, original height probably 18.8 cm, Neo Assyrian Period 890-810 BC, Iraq.
Editorial Vz: hero between 2 bulls, 7 balls and bread, roll seal, serpentine, Color: dark gray, Form: cylinder, Processing:, Method: L. 25 mm, Diam. 12.5 mm, neo-assyrian period, 8th - 7th century BC.
Editorial Vz: kneeling archer targeting doe, pleading goddess, star, crescent moon and 7 balls, diamond and bird (?), Coil seal, carnelian, Color: pink, Shape: cylinder, Processing:, Method of manufacture :, L. 18.5 mm, diam. 10.5 mm, Neo Assyrian Period.
Editorial Cut stones, coil seal, limestone, Color, beige, red, Shape, cylinder, Machining, Making method, L. 26 mm, Diam., 11 mm, Neo Assyrian Period.
Editorial Vz: altar decorated with front part of the body of a lion with 2 followers with small goat, vase, star and crescent moon, coil seal, serpentine, Color: light green, Form: cylinder, Processing:, Method:, L 24 mm, diam. 12.5 mm, neo-assyrian period, 8th ...
Editorial Vz: sacred (palm) tree with 2 fish, crescent moon with rays, a diamond and 7 balls, coil seal, chalcedony, Color: gray, Form: cylinder, Processing:, Method: L. 19 mm, Diam . 10 mm, Neo Assyrian Period.
Editorial A relief from alabasterous limestone. It shows a small pomegranate tree, given similar reliefs probably from the park of King Assurbanipal (669-627 BC), with ten branches, which are accurately made with leaves and fruits down to the smallest details. F...
Editorial Vz: demon with 4 wings fighting against griffin and winged sphinx, coil seal, chalcedony, Color: gray blue, Form: cylinder, Processing:, Method of manufacture:, L. 24.5 mm, Diam. 13 mm, neo-assyrian period, 8th - 7th century BC.
Editorial Ancient Near East, building element, relief, stone, limestone, H 93.8 cm, L 52.1 cm, W 7.1 cm, Neo Assyrian Period 745-727 BC, Iraq.
Editorial Cuneiform tablet: promissory note for silver, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Date ca. 627 B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Babylon (modern Hillah), Assyrian, Clay, 3.3 x 4.4 x 1.8 cm (1 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 3/4 in.), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed.
Editorial Handle with two heads of ducks, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Date ca. 9th8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Bone, 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 4.4 cm), Ivory/Bone-Implements.
Editorial Bottle, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Date ca. 8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Tell al-Rimah, Assyrian, Ceramic, 4.29 in. (10.9 cm), Ceramics-Vessels.
Editorial Panel fragment with a lion hunt, Iran, Neo-Assyrian, Date ca. 8th7th century B.C., Iran, said to be from Ziwiye, Iran, Gold, 2.28 x 1.93 in. (5.79 x 4.9 cm), Metalwork-Reliefs.
Editorial Bell, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Date ca. 8th7th century B.C., Transcaucasia or Iran, Assyrian, Bronze, iron, 3.39 x 2.48 in. (8.61 x 6.3 cm), Metalwork-Equestrian.
Editorial Pendant with the head of Pazuzu, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Date ca. 8th7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Assyrian, Bronze, 1 11/16 ? 1 1/16 ? 1 1/16 in. (4.3 ? 2.65 ? 2.65 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments.
Editorial Cuneiform prism: inscription of Esarhaddon, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Date ca. 676-672 B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Babylon (modern Hillah), Assyrian, Clay, 2.89 x 3.25 in. (7.35 x 8.26 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed.
Editorial Stamp seal (scaraboid) with cultic scene, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Date late 8th - 7th century B.C., Levant or Syria, Assyrian, Veined neutral Chalcedony (Quartz), Seal Face: 1.8 x ? cm, Height: 1.3 cm, Stone-Stamp Seals.
Editorial Cuneiform prism: inscription of Esarhaddon, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Date ca. 681 B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Babylon (modern Hillah), Assyrian, Clay, 3.75 x 4.5 x 1.69 in. (9.53 x 11.43 x 4.3 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed.
Editorial Stamp seal (grooved circular base with loop handle) with cultic scene, Assyro-Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Date 7th - 6th century B.C., Northern Syria or southeastern Anatolia, Assyro-Babylonian, Flawed neutral Chalcedony (Quartz), Seal Fa...
Editorial Amulet with fighting demons; on reverse: Ishtar enthroned and worshiper, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Date ca. 8th7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Assyrian, Bronze, 1 5/8 ? 1 3/16 ? 3/8 in. (4.2 ? 3 ? 1 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments.
Editorial Furniture plaque carved in relief with window and sphinx, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Date ca. 8th7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 3.15 x 1.14 x 0.28 in. (8 x 2.9 x 0.71 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs.
Editorial Stamp seal (scaraboid with pointed top) with deity (?), Assyro-Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Date 7th - 6th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Assyro-Babylonian, Veined and flawed neutral Chalcedony (Quartz), Seal Face: 2.36 x 2.09 cm, Height: 1.21...
Editorial Stone slab fragment with inscription from annals of Ashurbanipal, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Date ca. 668627 B.C., Mesopotamia, Nineveh (?), Assyrian, Black stone, 5.12 x 5.68 x 3.35 in. (13 x 14.43 x 8.5 cm), Stone-Architectural-Inscribed.
Editorial Head and foreleg of a snarling lion, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Date ca. 9th8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 3.9 x 2.72 x 1.06 in. (9.91 x 6.91 x 2.69 cm), Ivory/Bone-Sculpture.
Editorial Cuneiform tablet: sale of real estate, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Date ca. 7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Assyrian, Clay, 4.4 x 3.5 x 2.1 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 7/8 in.), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed.
Editorial Cuneiform tablet: promissory note for silver, Ebabbar archive, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Date ca. 626 B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Nippur, Assyrian, Clay, 1.75 x 2.5 x .75 in. (4.5 x 6.4 x 2 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed.
Editorial Cylinder seal with cultic scene, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Date 8th-7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Assyrian, Variegated Carnelian (Quartz), 1.22 in. (3.1 cm), Stone-Cylinder Seals.
Editorial Relief: head and shoulders of a beardless man, possibly a eunuch, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Date ca. 721705 B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Khorsabad (Dur-Sharrukin), Assyrian, Gypsum alabaster, 10 1/8 ? 9 1/4 in. (25.7 ? 23.5 cm), Stone-Reliefs.
Editorial Stamp seal (conoid) with two-figure contest, Assyro-Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Date second half of 8th - 7th century B.C., Mesopotamia or Syria or Cyprus (?), Assyro-Babylonian, Brown, neutral, and white Agate (Quartz), Seal Face; 1.65 x...
Editorial Ornament with heads of roaring lions, possibly the terminal of a sword or dagger hilt, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Date ca. 8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Limestone, lapis lazuli, faience inlay, 1.87 x 3.62 in. (4.75 x 9.1...
Editorial Cuneiform tablet: list of witnesses, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Date ca. 634 B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Kish, Assyrian, Clay, 1.56 x 2.25 x .83 in. (3.96 x 5.72 x 2.1 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed.
Editorial Bronze quiver with hunting and fighting scenes. Neo-Assyrian. Bronze, H: 61 cm AO 30389.
Editorial Stone panel from the South-West palace of Sennacherib, Ninveh, northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, 700-695 BCE. The two figures on this panel formed part of the king's bodyguard. The archer on the left is a lightly-armed soldier who was probably drawn from th...
Editorial Palace of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh. Iraq. Relief, return of the hunters. Upper Mesopotamia. Neo-Assyrian Empire, 7th century BC. British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Editorial Palace of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh, Iraq. Ashurbanipal with his subjects in his chariot. Relief, detail. Upper Mesopotamia. Neo-Assyrian Empire. 7th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Editorial Winged human headed-bull. Neo Assyrian Palace of Sargon II, 721-705 BC. Khorsabad, ancient Dur Sharrukin (at present Iraq). Museum of Louvre. Paris, France.
Editorial Mesopotamian art. Neo-Assyrian. Relief panels depicting two protective winged genius. Detail. Hand. Dated between 883-859 BC. They come from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States.
Editorial Mesopotamia, Assyrian. Neo-Assyrian period. Reign of Ashurnasirpal II. 883-859. Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Nimrud, Iraq. Winged Genius and cuneiform script, relief. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Editorial The Taylor Prism. The Sennacherib Prism. Library of Ashurbanipal. Hexagonal clay prism foundation record list campaigns of Sennacherib until the start f his final war againts Babylon, and includes a discription of the tribute received from Hezekiah, Ki...
Editorial Palace of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh. Iraq. Relief, return of the hunters. Upper Mesopotamia. Neo-Assyrian Empire, 7th century BC. British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Editorial Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC). Assyrian king. Statue. Basalt. Neo-Assyrian Period. Assur (Qalat Sharqat). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey.
Editorial Winged human headed-bull. Neo Assyrian Palace of Sargon II, 721-705 BC. Khorsabad, ancient Dur Sharrukin (at present Iraq). Museum of Louvre. Paris, France.
Editorial Horse frontlet carved in relief with a female figure flanked by lions, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th?8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 6.38 x 2.6 in. (16.21 x 6.6 cm), Ivory/Bone-Equestrian, Over two hundred ivory and gyps...
Editorial Limestone figure of an attendant god. 811-783 BC. Neo-assyrian. From the Temple of Nabu, from Nimrud (Iraq). Detail. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.
Editorial Mesopotamian art. Neo-Assyrian. Relief panels depicting two protective winged genius. Detail. Hand. Dated between 883-859 BC. They come from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States.
Editorial Mesopotamia, Assyrian. Neo-Assyrian period. Reign of Ashurnasirpal II. 883-859. Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Nimrud, Iraq. Winged Genius and cuneiform script, relief. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Editorial Palace of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh, Iraq. Ashurbanipal with his subjects in his chariot. Relief. Upper Mesopotamia. Neo-Assyrian Empire. 7th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Editorial Palace of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh, Iraq. Ashurbanipal with his subjects in his chariot. Relief, detail. Upper Mesopotamia. Neo-Assyrian Empire. 7th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Editorial Saluting Protective Spirit, 883-859 BC. Neo-Assyrian, Iraq, Nimrud, Northwest Palace, reign of Ashurnasirpal II, 9th Century BC. Gypsum; overall: 229.9 x 137 cm (90 1/2 x 53 15/16 in.).
Editorial Relief from the Palace of Ashshurnatsirapal II Representing a Deity before a Sacred Tree and a Cuneiform Inscription.
Editorial Furniture elements.
Editorial relief panel.
Editorial Furniture plaque carved in relief with a "woman at the window".
Editorial Furniture element carved in the round.
Editorial Openwork furniture plaque with sphinx.
Editorial Incised horse frontlet carved into the shape of a flowering, volute palmette tree.
Editorial The Taylor Prism. The Sennacherib Prism. Library of Ashurbanipal. Hexagonal clay prism foundation record list campaigns of Sennacherib until the start f his final war againts Babylon, and includes a discription of the tribute received from Hezekiah, Ki...
Editorial Furniture plaque carved in relief with a "woman at the window".
Editorial Cuneiform tablet with observations of Venus, Neo-Assyrian from Niniveh, northern Iraq, 7th BCE. The text of the tablet is a copy, made at Niniveh in the 7th BCE, of observations of the planet Venus made in the reign of Ammisaduqa, king of Babylon, abou...
Editorial Bronze quiver with hunting and fighting scenes. Neo-Assyrian. Bronze, H: 61 cm AO 30389.
Editorial The Sargon Vase from Nimrud, northern Iraq. Neo-Assyrian, 8th century BCE. A cuneiform inscription on it reads: " Palace of Sargon King of Assyria". An engraved lion occurs often with inscriptions of Sargon II (722-705 BCE) and is probably an...
Editorial Cuneiform tablet with observations of Venus, Neo-Assyrian from Niniveh, northern Iraq, 7th BCE. The text of the tablet is a copy, made at Niniveh in the 7th BCE, of observations of the planet Venus made in the reign of Ammisaduqa, king of Babylon, abou...
Editorial Cuneiforme writing. Fragment door. Description of king Adab-Nirari III (810-783 BC). From Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Northerm Iraq. Neo-Assyrian. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.
Editorial Esarhaddon (681-669BC). King of the Sargonid Dynasty of Neo-Assyrian Empire. Square stele. The inscription records that he restored the temple of Marduk, Babylon. 678-669 BC. Babylonia Exposure. Louvre. Paris.
Editorial Furniture plaque carved in relief with a "woman at the window".
Editorial Furniture elements.
Editorial Furniture element carved in the round.
Editorial relief panel.
Editorial Incised horse frontlet carved into the shape of a flowering, volute palmette tree.
Editorial Panel with a youth grasping a tree; winged sun disc above, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 9.8 x 3.62 in. (24.89 x 9.19 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs,.
Editorial Panel, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 9.76 x 3.66 x 0.2 in. (24.79 x 9.3 x 0.51 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs,.
Editorial Triangular label impressed with stamp seal: for grain loan, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Clay, 5.1 x 3.5 x 1.9 cm (2 x 1 3/8 x 3/4 in.), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressions, The invention of wri...