Assyrian Collection (#4)

Winged bull from court VIII at the palace of King Sargon II, Khorsabad
3287604 Winged bull from court VIII at the palace of King Sargon II, Khorsabad, 721-705 BC (gypsum?) by Neo-Assyrian; 495.3x491.4 cm; Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago, IL

Assyrian, Painting, Polychrome Sculpture, Pottery (colour litho)
2776872 Assyrian, Painting, Polychrome Sculpture, Pottery (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Assyrian, Painting, Polychrome Sculpture, Pottery)

Assyrian rock-carved dwelling (chromolitho)
2782936 Assyrian rock-carved dwelling (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Assyrian rock-carved dwelling)

Bas-relief assyrien du Louvre (engraving)
2789896 Bas-relief assyrien du Louvre (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bas-relief assyrien du Louvre. Illustration for Le Tour Du Monde (Hachette, 1863)

Architecture (colour litho)
2795449 Architecture (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Architecture. Double page illustration contained in one of the series of Les Recreations)

The doves feeding the infant Semiramis in the wilderness (chromolitho)
3100644 The doves feeding the infant Semiramis in the wilderness (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fugitives crossing a river to a Castle, from Monuments of Nineveh, pub. 1849 (engraving)
3035730 Fugitives crossing a river to a Castle, from Monuments of Nineveh, pub. 1849 (engraving) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British

Warrior pursuing a wild bull, from Monuments of Nineveh, pub. 1849 (engraving)
3035729 Warrior pursuing a wild bull, from Monuments of Nineveh, pub. 1849 (engraving) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

Assyrian Rock Sculpture (Bavian), from Monuments of Nineveh, pub. 1849 (engraving)
3035719 Assyrian Rock Sculpture (Bavian), from Monuments of Nineveh, pub. 1849 (engraving) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fish God (Nimroud) and Figure near an Entrance (Kouyunjik), from Monuments of Nineveh
3035696 Fish God (Nimroud) and Figure near an Entrance (Kouyunjik), from Monuments of Nineveh, pub. 1849 (engraving) by Layard

Basreliefs at an entrance to a small temple (Nimroud), from Monuments of Nineveh, pub
3035695 Basreliefs at an entrance to a small temple (Nimroud), from Monuments of Nineveh, pub. 1849 (engraving) by Layard

Human headed Bull and winged figure from a gateway in the wall surrounding Kouyunjik
3035694 Human headed Bull and winged figure from a gateway in the wall surrounding Kouyunjik, from Monuments of Nineveh, pub

Bearded head of an Assyrian Priest or Winged Divinity (colour litho)
3099415 Bearded head of an Assyrian Priest or Winged Divinity (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bearded head of an Assyrian Priest or Winged Divinity)

The Nineveh Room at the British Museum. Date: 1853

Relief depicting King Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC) of Assyria meeting a Babylonian (stone
XIR161314 Relief depicting King Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC) of Assyria meeting a Babylonian (stone) by Assyrian, (9th century BC); Iraq Museum

Divinity, 19th-18th century BC (silver & gold)
XIR241527 Divinity, 19th-18th century BC (silver & gold) by Phoenician; Louvre, Paris, France; Syrian, out of copyright

King Hadad, from the Palace at Tell-Halaf, Syria (stone)
XIR238715 King Hadad, from the Palace at Tell-Halaf, Syria (stone) by Hittite, (9th century BC); National Museum, Aleppo, Syria; out of copyright

A Summer Evening, 1897 (oil on canvas)
987312 A Summer Evening, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Knight, Daniel Ridgway (1839-1924); 180x144 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Summer Evening. Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839-1924). Oil on canvas

Mount Carmel, Assyrian women (b / w photo)
5214634 Mount Carmel, Assyrian women (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mount Carmel, Assyrian women)

Sennacheribs navy on the Persian Gulf (litho)
6004990 Sennacheribs navy on the Persian Gulf (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sennacheribs navy on the Persian Gulf)

Ancient Assyrian king entering his palace, attended by a eunuch and his vizier
5999519 Ancient Assyrian king entering his palace, attended by a eunuch and his vizier, and received by musicians (colour litho) by English School

Head of a winged figure wearing a Diadem, from Monuments of Nineveh, pub
3035735 Head of a winged figure wearing a Diadem, from Monuments of Nineveh, pub. 1849 (engraving) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British

A City taken by assault - Prisoners driven away, from Monuments of Nineveh, pub
3035731 A City taken by assault - Prisoners driven away, from Monuments of Nineveh, pub. 1849 (engraving) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British

Assyrian warriors on horseback, from Monuments of Nineveh, pub. 1849 (engraving)
3035726 Assyrian warriors on horseback, from Monuments of Nineveh, pub. 1849 (engraving) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

Assyrian Warriors in battle, from Monuments of Nineveh, pub. 1849 (engraving)
3035720 Assyrian Warriors in battle, from Monuments of Nineveh, pub. 1849 (engraving) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

Siege and plunder of a City (Kouyunjik), from Monuments of Nineveh, pub
3035705 Siege and plunder of a City (Kouyunjik), from Monuments of Nineveh, pub. 1849 (engraving) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British

Huntsmen with Gazelle, hare & birds (Khorsabad), from Monuments of Nineveh, pub
3035704 Huntsmen with Gazelle, hare & birds (Khorsabad), from Monuments of Nineveh, pub. 1849 (engraving) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British

Cylinder seal of Ishtar and modern impression, c. 8th-7th century BC (chalcedony)
5049878 Cylinder seal of Ishtar and modern impression, c. 8th-7th century BC (chalcedony) by Neo-Assyrian; 3.1 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Semiramis from Les Sept Merveilles du monde, c. 1639-40 (etching & engraving)
5049845 Semiramis from Les Sept Merveilles du monde, c.1639-40 (etching & engraving) by Vignon, Claude (1593-1670) (after); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Palace of Kouyunjik, restored (litho)
STC416088 The Palace of Kouyunjik, restored (litho) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Babylon (engraving)
672432 Babylon (engraving) by Thomas, Felix (1815-75) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Babylon. 19th century engraving.); © Look and Learn

Royal Statue, Louvre (engraving)
672431 Royal Statue, Louvre (engraving) by Perrot, Georges (1832-1914) and Chipiez, Charles (1835-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Statue, Louvre)

Relief depicting servants carrying drinking vessels and the Royal chariot
XIR161336 Relief depicting servants carrying drinking vessels and the Royal chariot, from the Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad, Iraq (stone) by Assyrian, (8th century BC); Louvre, Paris

Relief depicting a woman at a window, from Arslan Tash (Hadatu) (ivory)
XIR223665 Relief depicting a woman at a window, from Arslan Tash (Hadatu) (ivory) by Phoenician, (7th century BC); National Museum, Aleppo, Syria; Syrian, out of copyright

The Assyrian Rabshakeh demanding the surrender of Jerusalem
LLM338893 The Assyrian Rabshakeh demanding the surrender of Jerusalem by Hole, William Brassey (1846-1917); Private Collection; (add.info)

Nineveh Restored, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations
IL335171 Nineveh Restored, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations (litho) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); Private Collection; (add.info)

Map of the Roman, Macedonian, Persian and Assyrian Empires
Map of the world showing the boundaries of the Roman, Macedonian, Persian and Assyrian Empires. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Ancient Middle Eastern Cuneiform (chromolitho)
735612 Ancient Middle Eastern Cuneiform (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Middle Eastern Cuneiform)

Ashur-nasir-pal II, from a bas relief in the British Museum
KW468252 Ashur-nasir-pal II, from a bas relief in the British Museum, from The Worlds Inhabitants by G.T. Bettany, published 1888 (engraving) by English School

Relief panel of guardian and eunuch, c. 883-59 B. C. (gypsum alabaster)
3597307 Relief panel of guardian and eunuch, c.883-59 B.C. (gypsum alabaster) by Neo-Assyrian, (9th century BC); 234.3x242.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Relief panel of supernatural figure, c. 883-59 B. C. (gypsum alabaster)
3597304 Relief panel of supernatural figure, c.883-59 B.C. (gypsum alabaster) by Neo-Assyrian, (9th century BC); 114.3x95.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Detail of King Sargon II of Assyria from King Sargons palace in Khorsabad, c
3288594 Detail of King Sargon II of Assyria from King Sargons palace in Khorsabad, c.716-713 BC by Assyrian, (8th century BC); Louvre, Paris

Plaque depicting a ram headed Sphinx, Nimrud, Mesopotamia, 9th-8th century BC (ivory)
3288411 Plaque depicting a ram headed Sphinx, Nimrud, Mesopotamia, 9th-8th century BC (ivory) by Assyrian School; Iraq Museum, Baghdad; Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

Assyrian Army Archers Conquering a Fortified City, relief from Nimrud, c. 865 BC (stone)
3288410 Assyrian Army Archers Conquering a Fortified City, relief from Nimrud, c.865 BC (stone) by Assyrian, (9th century BC); Iraq Museum

Furniture plaque carved in relief with lion-headed figure, c. 8th-7th century B. C. (ivory)
3900048 Furniture plaque carved in relief with lion-headed figure, c.8th-7th century B.C. (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian, (7th century BC); 10.5x5.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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The Assyrians, an ancient civilization of Mesopotamia, were known for their grandeur and power. With the mighty Assyrian king in his chariot leading the way, they conquered vast territories and established a formidable empire. The Winged Assyrian Bull, a symbol of strength and protection, guarded the entrance to their cities like the magnificent Ishtar Gate. Their artistic prowess is evident in the intricate Babylonian wall tiles that adorned their palaces and temples. These beautifully crafted tiles depicted scenes such as the thrilling Assyrian Lion Hunt or even historical events like The Fall of Babylon by John Martin. As we explore this rich history, we come across fascinating aspects like Ancient Assyrian Costume – garments that reflected their culture and identity. Maps from centuries ago reveal how they believed Eden and Mount Ararat were part of their lands. However, it was not just glory for the Assyrians; they faced challenges too. The Medes of ancient times posed a threat to their dominance but couldn't extinguish their spirit entirely. Today, remnants of this once-mighty civilization can be found in archaeological sites scattered across modern-day Iraq. These artifacts serve as reminders of an era when the Assyrians reigned supreme – leaving behind a legacy that continues to captivate us with its splendor and intrigue.