Ashurnasirpal II Lion Hunting

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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Gypsum wall relief depicting a classical Assyrian lion-hunting scene. The striking feature is that the king wears a diadem with a rosette on it, instead of the typical conical headcap of the Assyrian kings. From the North-West Palace at Nimrud, Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Empire, 9th century BCE.

Pergamon Museum, Berlin.

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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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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ashurnasirpal II Lion Hunting." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 01, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7104/ashurnasirpal-ii-lion-hunting/.

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