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Victorious Young Athlete, the Farnese Diadoumenos
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Victorious Young Athlete, the Farnese Diadoumenos

The statue shows a young athlete tying a ribbon around his head, signifying that he has just won a competition. Which event the youth won is unknown but athletic figures of this type were a common theme in Greek art. A victor statue by the...
Detail of One of the Balawat Gates
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Detail of One of the Balawat Gates

Detail of the bronze casing of the Balawat gate. From Balawat (Imgur-Enlil), northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of King Shalmaneser III, 858-824 BCE. (The British Museum, London)
Balawat Gate at the British Museum
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Balawat Gate at the British Museum

This is a full replica of one of the Balawat gates. The bronze bands are original and were embossed with warfare scenes and military campaigns conducted by the Assyrian King Shalmaneser III (e.g., the capture of Hamath and Hazuzu in Syria...
Warfare Scene, Balawat Gate
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Warfare Scene, Balawat Gate

Detail of the bronze casing of the Balawat gate. From Balawat (Imgur-Enlil), northern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Empire, reign of King Shalmaneser III, 858-824 BCE. The British Museum, London.
Chariot, Balawat Gate
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Chariot, Balawat Gate

Detail of the bronze casing of the Balawat gate. From Balawat (Imgur-Enlil), northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of King Shalmaneser III, 858-824 BCE. (The British Museum, London)
Embossed Scene from the Balawat Gate
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Embossed Scene from the Balawat Gate

Detail of the bronze casing of the Balawat gate. From Balawat (Imgur-Enlil), northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of King Shalmaneser III, 858-824 BCE. (Ancient Orient Museum/Istanbul Archaeological Museums, Istanbul, Turkey...
Battle Scene, Balawat Gate
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Battle Scene, Balawat Gate

Detail of the bronze casing of the Balawat gate showing war chariots. From Balawat (Imgur-Enlil), northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of King Shalmaneser III, 858-824 BCE. (Ancient Orient Museum/Istanbul Archaeological...
Detail of Balawat Gate
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Detail of Balawat Gate

Detail of the bronze casing of the Balawat gate. From Balawat (Imgur-Enlil), northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of King Shalmaneser III, 858-824 BCE. (Ancient Orient Museum/Istanbul Archaeological Museums, Istanbul, Turkey...
Booty Bearers, Balawat Gate
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Booty Bearers, Balawat Gate

Detail of the bronze casing of the Balawat gate showing men carrying war booty. From Balawat (Imgur-Enlil), northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of King Shalmaneser III, 858-824 BCE. (Ancient Orient Museum/Istanbul Archaeological...
Royal Chariots in Battle, Balawat Gate
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Royal Chariots in Battle, Balawat Gate

Detail of the bronze casing of the Balawat gate. From Balawat (Imgur-Enlil), northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of King Shalmaneser III, 858-824 BCE. (Ancient Orient Museum/Istanbul Archaeological Museums, Istanbul, Turkey...
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