Classification(s)
- Sculpture
- Architectural
- Reproduction
Hunting Lions from a Chariot
CultureAssyrian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian
DateMid-late 9th century BCE
MediumResin
Label TextAshurnasirpal shoots arrows at an attacking lion from his chariot. Two attendants follow behind to dispatch the wounded animal with their daggers. The relief is positioned here as it would have been in the Assyrian palace, above a scene of the king making an offering over a dead lion, presumably one of the animals shown in this relief.
DescriptionModern painted resin cast of plaster copy (British Museum, London original 124534)Cast by: Adam Aja (2012-2017)
Painted by: Sarah Milton
Cast of: 1890.7.4
Kalhu (modern Nimrud, Iraq)
Northwest Palace, Room B, Slab 19 (top).
Supplemental Information
Object number1890.7.4.R
Collections
- Mesopotamia
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