Assyrian Battle Scene

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 24 August 2016
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Assyrian relief, from the Central Palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq; reused later in the South-West Palace, from the reign of Tiglath-Pileser III, c. 728 BCE.

An enemy horseman is ridden down by a pair of a armored cavalrymen in the Assyrian army. The hairstyle and shape of the beard suggest that these men are not Assyrians, but foreign auxiliaries. A grim but authentic battlefield detail is the vulture to the left, carrying off human entrails.

The British Museum, London.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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