Nimrud (Neo-Assyrian period), northwest palace of King Ashurnasirpal II, throne-room B : Alabaster relief of King Ashurnasirpal II hunting, reign of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC)

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dc.contributor.authorStrommenger, Eva
dc.coverage.spatialMesopotamia (Nimrud, Iraq)
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-06T04:59:15Z
dc.date.available2020-02-06T04:59:15Z
dc.date.created1964
dc.date.updated2020-02-06T04:59:15Z
dc.descriptionDivided from register of reliefs relating to ritual by a band bearing the usual historical inscription. The ruler, in a simple smooth dress, is shown stabbing a wild bull from his two-wheeled chariot, shooting lions with bow and arrow and then celebrating the end of the hunt with a feast accompanied by music and libations. -- h : 92-95 cm (British Museum).
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.identifierANUA 682-4200
dc.identifier.otherWA-114
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/201497
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2020
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
dc.subjectLarsa Dynasty, Assyria, Babylon
dc.subjectsculpture
dc.subjectstone
dc.subjectbook scan
dc.titleNimrud (Neo-Assyrian period), northwest palace of King Ashurnasirpal II, throne-room B : Alabaster relief of King Ashurnasirpal II hunting, reign of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC)
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource : Eva Strommenger, The Art of Mesopotamia, translated by Christina Haglund, London, Thames & Hudson, 1964, Illustration 203

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