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Reliefs on the inner wall of the collapsed second pylon of the Ramesseum describe the battle of Kadesh against the Hittites. Ramses II claimed a decisive victory, as did the Hittites. The center of the battle: the hooves of Pharaoh's horses; dead and dying soldiers.
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Reliefs on the inner wall of the collapsed second pylon of the Ramesseum describ...

Reliefs on the inner wall of the collapsed second pylon of the Ramesseum describe the battle of Kadesh against the Hittites. Ramses II claimed a decisive victory, as did the Hittites. Pharaoh's chariot joins in the fray. Soldiers with ladders storm a fortress. 19th dynasty
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Reliefs on the inner wall of the collapsed second pylon of the Ramesseum describ...

Reliefs on the inner wall of the collapsed second pylon of the Ramesseum describes the battle of Kadesh against the Hittites. Ramses II claimed a decisive victory, as did the Hittites. The pharaohs chariot passes over dead enemies. 19th dynasty.
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Reliefs on the inner wall of the collapsed second pylon of the Ramesseum describ...

Reliefs on the inner wall of the collapsed second pylon of the Ramesseum describe the battle of Kadesh against the Hittites. Ramses II claimed a decisive victory, as did the Hittites. Two Egyptian officers, one with shield, on a chariot. 19th dynasty.
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Reliefs on the inner wall of the collapsed second pylon of the Ramesseum describ...

Median tributaries with horses. Bas-relief from the palace of King Sargon II at Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq) Size: 165 x 307 cm AO 19887
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Median tributaries with horses. Bas-relief from the pala...

Assyrian war chariot with charioteer. Second row, bas-relief, palace of Ashurbanipal (668-627 BCE) in Niniveh,illustrating the campaign against the kingdom of Elam, which brought Elam under Assyrian rule. 645 BCE Gypseous alabaster AO 19909
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Assyrian war chariot with charioteer. Second row, bas-relief, palace of As...

Assyrian war chariot with charioteer. Bas-relief, palace of Ashurbanipal (668-627 BCE),in Niniveh, illustrating the campaign against the kingdom of Elam which brought Elam under Assyrian rule, 645 BCE. Detail of 08-02-01/60 Gypseous alabaster, AO 19909
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Assyrian war chariot with charioteer. Bas-relief, palace of Ashurbanipal (...

Wagon with two bulls. Bronze (19th BCE) from Gazi Ayalah, Anatolia, Turkey. Length of the wagon: 22.2 cm Length of the bulls: 10.4 cm R 1018
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Wagon with two bulls. Bronze (19th BCE) from Gazi Ayalah, Anatol...

Animal with rider. Terracotta figurine found in 1967, Ebla, Syria
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Animal with rider. Terracotta figurine...

Horse and rider Terracotta figurine (2nd Millenium BCE) from Antioch, Syria
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Horse and rider Terracotta figurine...

Inventory of three different types of equines (horse-family).Terracotta tablet with cuneiform writing; from Susa, Iran (2900 BCE, Proto-Elamite) 13.4 x 9 cm Sb 6910
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Inventory of three different types of equines (horse-family).Terracott...

Head of a horse. Silver and gold. Decoration of a throne from the region of Kerman, Iran 14 x 20 cm MAO 132
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Head of a horse. Silver and gold. Decorat...