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Tributaries before King Shalmaneser III (858-824 BCE). Door covering of the palace at Imgur-Enlil (Balawat), Mesopotamia. Bronze relief Height: 12.5 cm AO 22280
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Tributaries before King Shalmaneser III (858-824 BCE). Door cove...

Three tributaries bringing dues to King Shalmaneser III (858-824 BCE) of Assur. Door covering of the Palace at Imgur-Enlil (Balawat), Mesopotamia. Bronze relief. Height: 9 cm AO 22275 and AO 14047 (frieze)
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Three tributaries bringing dues to King Shalmaneser III (858-824...

Swimmers with pig's bladders to keep them afloat. Door covering the Palace at Imgur-Enlil (Balawat) of King Shalmaneser III (858-824 BCE) of Assur. Bronze relief. Height: 11 cm AO 22286
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Swimmers with pig's bladders to keep them afloat. Door covering the Palace...

Men carrying cedar wood for palace construction. Bas-relief from the palace of King Sargon II at Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). Detail Total height: 197 cm - total length: 245 cm AO 19891
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Men carrying cedar wood for palace construction. Bas-relief from the pala...

Island of Arvad (today Tyre) on the Lebanese coast. Cedar wood transport. Bas-relief from the Palace of King Sargon II at Khorsbad, Mesopotamia (Iraq) - Detail of upper register AO 19989
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Island of Arvad (today Tyre) on the Lebanese coast. Cedar wo...

Men unloading cedarwood for construction from boats. Bas-relief from the palace at of King Sargon II at Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). Detail of lower register AO 19890
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Men unloading cedarwood for construction from boats. Bas-relief from the palace...

Men transporting cedarwood for construction of a palace by sea. Bas-relief from the palace of King Sargon II at Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). Detail AO 19889
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Men transporting cedarwood for construction of a palace by sea. Bas-relief from...

King Sargon II of Assyria and his Vizier. Bas-relief from the palace in Khorsabad, Mesopotamia. 330 x 230 cm AO 19837,19874
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King Sargon II of Assyria and his Vizier. Bas-relief from the pala...

King Sargon II (721-705 BCE) and a high official, probably crown-prince Sennacherib. Alabaster, bas-relief from the palace in Khorsabad, Mesopotamia 330 x 230 cm AO 19 873
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King Sargon II (721-705 BCE) and a high official, probably crown-prince S...

King Sargon II of Assur. Bas-relief from Sargon's palace at Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq) Close-up (detail of 08-02-01/53) AO 19873
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King Sargon II of Assur. Bas-relief from Sargon's...

Crenellated fortress. Assyrian bas-relief from the palace of Ashurbanipal in Niniveh. Detail: The city of Arbela during the campaign against the kingdom of Elam, which brought Elam under Assyrian rule. 645 BC Gypseous alabaster, 130 x 126 cm AO 19914
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Crenellated fortress. Assyrian bas-relief from the palace of Ashurbanipal i...

Towers of a fortress with defenders. Bas-relief from Ashurnazirpal's palace in Nimrud, Mesopotamia (Iraq) Size: 98 x 75 cm AO 19855
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Towers of a fortress with defenders. Bas-relief from Ashurnaz...