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Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North-West Re-entrant, W. Face]
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North-West Re-entrant, W. Face]

This scene is part of a long tributary one where Shalmaneser III (r. 858-824 BCE) receives tribute from Qalparunda of the Land of Unqi (a Luwian Syri-Hittite state, also known as Pattin). On the left, there are two figures, of whom the first...
Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North Face, West End]
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North Face, West End]

This scene is part of a long tributary one where Shalmaneser III (r. 858-824 BCE) receives tribute from Qalparunda (c. mid 9th Century BCE) of the Land of Unqi (a Luwian Syri-Hittite state, also known as Pattin). The procession is headed...
Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [South Face, West End]
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [South Face, West End]

This scene is part of a long tributary one where the king receives Chaldean tribute from Musallim-Marduk, son of Ukani. Here, the Assyrian king, Shalmaneser III (r. 858 - 824 BCE), stands and his left hand rests on the tip of his bow while...
Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North-West Re-entrant, N. Face]
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North-West Re-entrant, N. Face]

This scene is part of a long tributary one where Shalmaneser III (r. 858-824 BCE) receives tribute from Qalparunda (c. mid 9th Century BCE) of the Land of Unqi (a Luwian Syri-Hittite state, also known as Pattin). This is the rear part of...
Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North Face, West End]
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North Face, West End]

This scene is part of a long tributary one where Shalmaneser III (r. 858 - 824 BCE) receives tribute from Qalparunda (c. mid 9th Century BCE) of the Land of Unqi (a Luwian Syri-Hittite state, also known as Pattin). The tribute is composed...
Native American Enslavement in Colonial America
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Native American Enslavement in Colonial America

Slavery was practiced by the Native Americans before any Europeans arrived in the region. People of one tribe could be taken by another for a variety of reasons but, whatever the reason, it was understood that the enslaved had done something...
The History of the West African Salt Trade
Video by Kelly Macquire

The History of the West African Salt Trade

Did you know that salt was literally worth its weight in gold in ancient West Africa? This video is all about the lucrative trade of salt in West African history. Salt from the Sahara desert was one of the major trade goods of ancient...
The Portuguese Colonization of the Azores
Article by Mark Cartwright

The Portuguese Colonization of the Azores

The Azores (Açores) are a North Atlantic island group, which was uninhabited before being colonized by the Portuguese from 1439. The Azores were strategically important for Portuguese mariners to use as a stepping stone to progress down the...
Notre-Dame Cathedral (Paris), West Façade
Image by Hillary Smith

Notre-Dame Cathedral (Paris), West Façade

Like most Gothic cathedrals, the west façade of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris is tri-portaled, meaning it has three entranceways. Above each door is an elaborately carved tympanum depicting a story through sculpture, an accessible...
Imentet, Ancient Egyptian Goddess of the West
Image by James Blake Wiener

Imentet, Ancient Egyptian Goddess of the West

This stone fragment from ancient Egypt depicts Imentet. She was the ancient Egyptian goddess of the West and thus the protector of the necropolises west of the Nile. Married to Aqen, she is mentioned with some frequency in the Book of the...
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