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Mytological Animals

MYTOLOGICAL ANIMALS

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Phoenician ship and hippocampus on a silver coin.
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Phoenician ship and hippocampus on a silver coin.

King Ashurnazirpal (883-859 BCE) hunting lions, a lion leaping at the king's chariot. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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King Ashurnazirpal (883-859 BCE) hunting lions, a lion leaping at the ki...

Fallen warrior under a horse. Detail of King Ashurnazirpal and his standard-bearer in a chariot charge against the enemy. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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Fallen warrior under a horse. Detail of King Ashurnazirpal and h...

King Ashurnazirpal (883-859 BCE) holds the reins of his chariot. A bird attacks a warrior. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's siege of a city. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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King Ashurnazirpal (883-859 BCE) holds the reins of his chariot. A bird a...

Trees with birds in the gardens of Sennacherib by the Tigris near Niniveh. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace of Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Trees with birds in the gardens of Sennacherib by the Tigris near Niniv...

Horses at the trough. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's assault on a city. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Horses at the trough. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's ass...

Hunting deer. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace of Ashurbanipal at Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Hunting deer. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace of Ashur...

Gazelle struck by an arrow. Hunting scene. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace of Ashurbanipal in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Gazelle struck by an arrow. Hunting scene. Stone bas-relief (7th BC...

Hunting gear is carried by a pack-animal. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace of Ashurbanipal in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Hunting gear is carried by a pack-animal. Stone bas-relief (7th BC...

Assyrian warriors shelter behind shields. Battle against Arabian tribes with their camels. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Assyrian warriors shelter behind shields. Battle against Arabian t...

Elamite warriors marching into battle against Ashurbanipal at Til Tuba. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace of Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Elamite warriors marching into battle against Ashurbanipal at Til Tu...

Water, corn growing from water, sheep, men bearing gifts, and the Goddess Inanna (Innin). five rows of limestone bas-reliefs on the Warka-Vase, a cult vase from Uruk, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Water, corn growing from water, sheep, men bearing gifts, and t...