Decapitated Soldier, Assyrian Relief

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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Alabaster bas-relief sowing a beheaded soldier; he was an Assyrian enemy. An Assyrian cavalry is passing over him. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel 9 (top), Room B, the North-Palace Palace, Nimrud, modern-day Iraq. (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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Amin, O. S. M. (2017, September 13). Decapitated Soldier, Assyrian Relief. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7274/decapitated-soldier-assyrian-relief/

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