Assyrian relief

Assyrian

Ashmolean Museum

700 BC

Assyrian limestone slab carved in bas-relief with soldiers, captives and date palms. Sennacherib's campaign of 702 BC. From his palace at Kuyunjik (chamber LXX). One of nineteen gifts to fifteen museums by Sir Michael Sadler through the Art Fund between 1921 and 1942.

• Medium: limestone
• Dimensions: 114 x 71 cm
• ArtFunded in: 1933
• Presented by Sir Michael Sadler through The Art Fund

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