Nineveh Collection (#2)

Fish God, Kouyunjik
LLM457947 Fish God, Kouyunjik by Malan, Solomon Caesar (1812-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fish God, Kouyunjik. Illustration for Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh)

Reception of Nineveh sculptures at the British Museum (engraving)
559672 Reception of Nineveh sculptures at the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reception of Nineveh sculptures at the British Museum)

Nineve, from Liber Chronicarum by Hartmann Schedel, 1493 (woodcut)
810298 Nineve, from Liber Chronicarum by Hartmann Schedel, 1493 (woodcut) by German School, (15th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514), German physician, humanist

Jonah at Nineveh (engraving)
668189 Jonah at Nineveh (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jonah at Nineveh. Illustration for Bible Pictures and Stories (Old Testament)

Procession of the bull (engraving)
653838 Procession of the bull (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Procession of the bull)

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

Cuneiform tablet with medical prescriptions, Ninveh (clay)
1220356 Cuneiform tablet with medical prescriptions, Ninveh (clay) by Mesopotamian; Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

The Late Right Honourable Sir Austen Henry Layard, GCB, Explorer of Nineveh (b / w photo)
1107477 The Late Right Honourable Sir Austen Henry Layard, GCB, Explorer of Nineveh (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Prophets Warning (engraving)
5213012 The Prophets Warning (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prophets Warning. Illustration for The British Workman (1873).); © Look and Learn

Jonah foretels the Overthrow of Nineveh (engraving)
5223870 Jonah foretels the Overthrow of Nineveh (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jonah foretels the Overthrow of Nineveh)

The Tigris at Nineveh (coloured engraving)
5223369 The Tigris at Nineveh (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tigris at Nineveh)

Jonah preaching in Nineveh (chromolitho)
5224259 Jonah preaching in Nineveh (chromolitho) by Morris, Philip Richard (1838-1902) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jonah preaching in Nineveh)

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

Excavations at Kouyunjik
LLM457952 Excavations at Kouyunjik by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Excavations at Kouyunjik)

Mound of Arban on the Khabour
LLM457951 Mound of Arban on the Khabour by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mound of Arban on the Khabour)

Entrance Passage, Kouyunjik
LLM457948 Entrance Passage, Kouyunjik by Malan, Solomon Caesar (1812-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrance Passage, Kouyunjik)

Part of Colossal Head, from Kouyunjik (engraving)
670660 Part of Colossal Head, from Kouyunjik (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Part of Colossal Head, from Kouyunjik)

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

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

Head of a female figure, c. 8th-7th century B. C. (ivory)
3900043 Head of a female figure, c.8th-7th century B.C. (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian, (7th century BC); 5x3.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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The palaces of Nimroud [Calah] restored, 1853 (lithograph)
3899808 The palaces of Nimroud [Calah] restored, 1853 (lithograph) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); New York Public Library

Head of a female figure, c. 8th century B. C. (ivory)
3900044 Head of a female figure, c.8th century B.C. (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian, (7th century BC); 4.2x3.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Huntsmen with gazelle, hare and birds (Khorsabad), 1853 (lithograph)
3899811 Huntsmen with gazelle, hare and birds (Khorsabad), 1853 (lithograph) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); New York Public Library

Relief: Assyrian soldier conducting captives across the water, c
3525774 Relief: Assyrian soldier conducting captives across the water, c.668-627 BC (gypsum alabaster) by Neo-Assyrian, (7th century BC); 51.6x46.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Chaldeens travaillant aux fouilles de Khorsabad, Ninive (engraving)
2789761 Chaldeens travaillant aux fouilles de Khorsabad, Ninive (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chaldeens travaillant aux fouilles de Khorsabad, Ninive)

Royal City of Nineveh (engraving)
3622961 Royal City of Nineveh (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal City of Nineveh)

Majestic Palaces of Ancient Assyrias Great Capital Nineveh as it was more than twenty-five centuries ago (colour litho)
3099418 Majestic Palaces of Ancient Assyrias Great Capital Nineveh as it was more than twenty-five centuries ago (colour litho) by European School

Jonah at Nineveh, Jonah, iii, 4 (engraving)
2809390 Jonah at Nineveh, Jonah, iii, 4 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jonah at Nineveh, Jonah, iii, 4)

Recent Assyrian Discoveries, by Mr Rassam (engraving)
1621646 Recent Assyrian Discoveries, by Mr Rassam (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Recent Assyrian Discoveries, by Mr Rassam)

Musical Procession, Nineveh (engraving)
970973 Musical Procession, Nineveh (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Musical Procession, Nineveh)

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"Discovering the Ancient Splendor of Nineveh: A Glimpse into Assyrian History" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the grandeur of Nineveh, an ancient city that once stood as a testament to the power and opulence of the Assyrian empire. From intricate openwork plaques to majestic reliefs, this captivating civilization comes alive. Picture yourself witnessing the mighty Assyrian king, adorned in regal attire, commanding his chariot with unparalleled authority. The ivory plaque depicting a striding sphinx transports you to a bygone era, where artistry met mythological symbolism. Gazing upon the mounds of Kouyunjik and Nebbi Yunus, one can almost hear echoes from centuries past. These remnants bear witness to the architectural prowess that characterized Nineveh's landscape – a testament to its former glory. The Palace of Ashurbanipal reveals itself through detailed relief carvings capturing King Ashurbanipal on his chariot. Each stroke tells tales of conquests and triumphs etched into stone for eternity. Intriguing drawings from early explorers offer glimpses into what was once lost but now found. Monuments rise before our eyes as we delve deeper into their mysteries – each line drawn with reverence for an ancient civilization long forgotten. Semiramis emerges as one among many great queens who left indelible marks on history's tapestry. Her legacy stands tall alongside other influential women who shaped empires and defied societal norms. Even biblical stories find their place within Nineveh's narrative; Jonah exhorting its people to repentance serves as a reminder that even great cities are subject to divine intervention. Beyond archaeology lies romance - Max Mallowan and Agatha Christie embarked on expeditions together, unearthing not only artifacts but also love amidst these ancient ruins.