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Achilles Holding Penthesilea
Achilles holding the Amazon Queen Penthesilea, whom he fell in love with at the moment he killed her during the Trojan War. Relief from the side of a sarcophagus, c. 180 CE, discovered in Thessaloniki, Greece. Louvre...
![Offering to Inanna, Warka Vase [Top Register]](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10591.jpg?v=1779613331-1724658887)
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Offering to Inanna, Warka Vase [Top Register]
The votive or sacred Warka Vase is decorated with three horizontal registers and shows signs of repair in antiquity. The top register depicts a complete scene. Here, a naked man offers a bowl of fruits...
![Offering Scene, Warka Vase [Top Register]](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10594.jpg?v=1760735644)
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Offering Scene, Warka Vase [Top Register]
The votive or sacred Warka Vase is decorated with three horizontal registers and shows signs of repair in antiquity. The top register depicts a complete scene. Here, a collection of votive offerings (animals...
![Detail of Warka Vase [Top Register]](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10595.jpg?v=1599154203)
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Detail of Warka Vase [Top Register]
The votive or sacred Warka Vase is decorated with three horizontal registers and shows signs of repair in antiquity. The top register depicts a complete scene. Here, a male figure holds what appears to be a belly...
![Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [South Face, East End]](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10531.jpg?v=1618584310)
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Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [South Face, East End]
This scene is part of a long tributary one where the Shalmaneser III (r. 858-824 BCE) receives Chaldean tribute from Musallim-Marduk, son of Ukani. On the right, a groom leads a pair of horses...
![Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North Face, West End]](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10524.jpg?v=1618801205)
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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...
![Warka Vase [Bottom Register]](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10536.jpg?v=1599153304)
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Warka Vase [Bottom Register]
The votive or sacred Warka Vase is decorated with three horizontal registers and shows signs of repair in antiquity. The bottom register of the Warka Vase is composed of two horizontal parts. The lower portion depicts...
![Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North-West Re-entrant, W. Face]](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10527.jpg?v=1618584311)
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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...
![Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North-West Re-entrant, N. Face]](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10528.jpg?v=1618801205)
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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...
![Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [Front Panel]](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10526.jpg?v=1733660592)
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Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [Front Panel]
The front panel of this dais depicts Shalmaneser III (r. 858-824 BCE), (on the right) handshaking Marduk-zakir-shumi (r. 855 - 819 BCE) (left), king of Babylon. Both are surrounded by guards and stand below...
