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Assyrian “winged genie” with elaborate bracelets.  Alabaster relief sculpture from Room H of the Nor

Female head with rosette diadems Period: Neo-Assyrian Date: ca. 8th–7th century B.C.Geography: Mesop

Head of a roaring lionNeo-Assyrian (from Nimrud), c. 9th-8th centuries B.C.ivoryMetropolitan Museum

didoofcarthage:Head of a roaring lionNeo-Assyrian (from Nimrud), c. 9th-8th centuries B.C.ivoryMetro

Lady Layard’s jewelry. From Nimrud, Mesopotamia Assyrian culture                        

Plaque with two kneeling youths supporting a ram-headed sphinxPeriod: Neo-AssyrianDate: ca. 9th–8th

Nubian with oryx, monkey, and leopard skins, 8th–7th century B.C.; Neo-Assyrian period; Phoenician s

fishstickmonkey:fishstickmonkey:The Nimrud ivories are carved ivory plaques and figures dating from

dwellerinthelibrary:At the Met, an ivory plaque from the city of Nimrud. It’s Assyrian (specifically

kriemhildsrevenge:Gold bracelets from a tomb at the ancient city of Nimrud, in Iraq.  Nimrud was the

Female head with diademPeriod: Neo-AssyrianDate: ca. 8th century B.C.Geography: Mesopotamia, Nimrud

Ancient Worlds - BBC Two Episode 2 “The Age of Iron”Detail - Assyrian stone wall panel from the Cent

deathandmysticism:Frederick Charles Cooper, Winged bulls of Nimrud, Assyria, 19th century

Assyrian lamassu from the Throne Room (Room B) of the North-West Palace at Nimrud (present-day Iraq)

virtual-artifacts:Openwork plaque with ram-headed sphinxPeriod: Neo-AssyrianDate: ca. 9th–8th centur

Ivory plaque carved in relief. Human headed winged sphinx wearing conical cap. One forepaw on a lotu

virtual-artifacts:Ivory plaque carved in relief. Human headed winged sphinx wearing conical cap. One

virtual-artifacts:Female head with diademPeriod: Neo-AssyrianDate: ca. 8th century B.C.Geography: Me

Behold the king, Ashur-nasir-pal II, the imperial monarch in his new palace in his new capital of Ni

Assyrian Female Head with Rosette Diadems, 8th-7th c. B.C. Neo Assyrian period,found in Nimrud 

aveoi:Outcry over Isis destruction of ancient Assyrian site of Nimrud founded in the 13th century BC

ahencyclopedia:THE NIMRUD DOGS: IN 612 BCE the Neo-Assyrian Empire fell to the invading forces of Ba

Ancient Worlds - BBC Two Episode 2 “The Age of Iron”Detail - Assyrian stone wall panel f

r-colored: Gypsum alabaster relief of a lamassu at the palace of Ashurnasirpal II, guarding the gat

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