Classification(s)
- Architectural
- Reproduction
- Sculpture
Siege Machine
CultureAssyrian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian
DateMid-late 9th century BCE
MediumResin
Label TextThis partial panel preserves the scene of a wooden war machine in operation. Attackers operate a battering ram from within the safety of a siege tower and chip away at the walls of the city, creating a breach. From a tower over the ram an archer takes aim, while a comrade protects him with a shield. The city has an arched gate typical of the architecture for the period. All the humans are illustrated at a scale much larger than that of the buildings.
DescriptionModern painted resin cast of plaster copy (British Museum, London original 124536)Cast by: Adam Aja (2012-2017)
Painted by: Sarah Milton
Cast of: 1890.7.10
Kalhu (modern Nimrud, Iraq)
Northwest Palace, Room B, Slab 18 (top)
Supplemental Information
Object number1890.7.10.R
Collections
- Mesopotamia
Exhibitions
On View
On view
