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King Tiglat Pileser III of Assur (746-727 BCE). From Nimrud, Mesopotamia (Iraq) Gypseous alabaster bas-relief, 93 x 42 cm AO 19853
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King Tiglat Pileser III of Assur (746-727 BCE). From Nimrud, Mesopotamia...

King Assurnazirpal (883-859 BCE) in battle. While the king holds his bow and two arrows, his courtier behind him waves a fly-swatter above the king's head. The inscription (across the two men) enumerates the king's titles and victories. Gypseous alabaster AO 19851
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King Assurnazirpal (883-859 BCE) in battle. While the king holds his bow and t...

Departure for a hunt. Bas-relief from the palace of King Ashurbanipal, Niniveh. Gypseous alabaster relief.
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Departure for a hunt. Bas-relief from the palace of King Ashurbanipal, Ni...

King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam (645 BCE) Soldiers lead prisoners along the banks of the river Tigris. From the palace of King Ashurbanipal in Niniveh Gypseous alabaster relief AO 19906
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King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam (645 BCE) Soldiers lead prisoners...

King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam (645 BCE) Deportees from the town of Din-Sharri are led into exile. Women and children an ox-drawn cart. From the palace of the king in Niniveh. Gypseous alabaster relief.
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King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam (645 BCE) Deportees from the town...

King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam (645 BCE). Deportees (the men in chains) and women with children led into captivity by Assyrian soldiers. From the palace of King Ashurbanipal in Niniveh. Gypseous alabaster relief. AO 19907
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King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam (645 BCE). Deportees (the men in ch...

King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam (645 BCE). A town is taken by storm. Assyrian soldiers climb ladders, stones fly, the dead drop from the ramparts and the deportees are assembled on the right. Gypseous alabaster,from the palace in Niniveh, AO 19905
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King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam (645 BCE). A town is taken by storm...

King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam (653 BCE). Deportees being led into captivity. Gypseus alabaster relief from the palace in Niniveh.
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King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam (653 BCE). Deportees being led into...

King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam (653 BCE). The king on his war chariot overseeing the operations. (He did not, in fact, take part in the campaign) Gypseous alabaster relief from the palace in Niniveh. 162x77 cm AO 19904
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King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam (653 BCE). The king on his war cha...

King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam (653 BCE) Conquest of the Elamite city of Din-Sharri. Gypseuous alabaster relief from the palace in Niniveh. AO 19905
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King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam (653 BCE) Conquest of the Elamite...

King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam. Deportees resting and having a meal around a well. Gypseous alabaster relief from the palace in Niniveh. AO 19909 b
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King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam. Deportees resting and ha...

King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam (653 BCE). The Assyrian army on the march. Gypseous alabaster relief from the palace in Niniveh. AO 19908
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King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam (653 BCE). The Assyrian army on the...