Assyrians attacking a Babylonian city
Panel from the Central Palace of Tiglath-Pileser III in Nimrud
Alabaster
744-727 BCE
Iraq
CSMVS
Details
Culture/Civilisation
Ancient Mesopotamia, Assyrian Kingdom
Theme
Empire: Projecting Power
Subtheme
Do Empires Need Wars?
Display Location
Coomaraswamy Hall
Findspot
Nimrud, Iraq
Accession Number
F 7
Description
Three Assyrian soldiers, armed with bow and arrow, shield and daggers, move to the attack. To the right, in the background, another archer rides a wheeled siege engine. Around 729 BCE, the expanding Assyrian kingdom in northern Mesopotamia conquered Babylon in the south.
This panel comes from a series lining the wall of a palace, celebrating the victories of the Assyrian king.
