Neo Assyrian Collection (page 2)

Incised horse frontlet carved into the shape of a flowering, volute palmette tree
5054693 Incised horse frontlet carved into the shape of a flowering, volute palmette tree, 9th-8th Century BC (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian, (9th century BC); height:4.21 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art

Furniture plaque carved in relief with sphinx, c. 9th-8th century B. C. (ivory)
3900050 Furniture plaque carved in relief with sphinx, c.9th-8th century B.C. (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian, (9th century BC); 6.2x7.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Brick with inscription of Ashurbanipal describing building work on Ekur, c. 668-631 B. C
3900041 Brick with inscription of Ashurbanipal describing building work on Ekur, c.668-631 B.C. (ceramic) by Neo-Assyrian, (7th century BC); 7x41.3x41.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Bas-reliefs at an entrance to a small temple at Nimroud [Calah], 1853 (lithograph)
3899850 Bas-reliefs at an entrance to a small temple at Nimroud [Calah], 1853 (lithograph) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); New York Public Library

A winged human-headed lion from Nimroud [Calah], 1849 (lithograph)
3899807 A winged human-headed lion from Nimroud [Calah], 1849 (lithograph) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); New York Public Library, USA; (add.info.: From The monuments of Nineveh)

Glazed pottery from the tombs above the central Edifice, Nimroud [Calah]
3899817 Glazed pottery from the tombs above the central Edifice, Nimroud [Calah], 1849 (lithograph) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); New York Public Library

Human-headed bull and winged figure from a gateway in the wall surrounding Kouyunjik
3899812 Human-headed bull and winged figure from a gateway in the wall surrounding Kouyunjik [Quyunjik], 1853 (lithograph) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); New York Public Library

Colossal lion from the Great Entrance at Nimroud [Calah], 1853 (lithograph)
3899810 Colossal lion from the Great Entrance at Nimroud [Calah], 1853 (lithograph) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); New York Public Library

Frontispiece from The monuments of Nineveh, 1849 (lithograph)
3899805 Frontispiece from The monuments of Nineveh, 1849 (lithograph) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); New York Public Library, USA; (add.info.: From The monuments of Nineveh)

Assault on the City of Lachish, 700-692 BC, (c1900-1920). Artist: Sir Austen Henry Layard
Assault on the City of Lachish, 700-692 BC, (c1900-1920). A print after a 19th-century drawing from Layards Monuments of Nineveh

Assyrians moving a winged bull, c7th century BC, (c1900-1920). Artist: Sir Austen Henry Layard
Assyrians moving a winged bull, c7th century BC, (c1900-1920). A print after a 19th-century drawing from Layards Monuments of Nineveh

Cunieform Inscription from Nimbrud in classical Neo-Assyrian script, 879 BC. Made during Reign of Ashurbanipal II, 879 BC. Ashur-nasir-pal II was king of Assyria from 883 to 859 BC. British Museum

Balawat gates, Assyrian horsemen, 899 BC. The Balawat Gates are three sets of decorated bronze bands that had adorned the main doors of several buildings at Balawat (ancient Imgur-Enlil)

Detail from the Balawat Gates, made for Shalmeneser III, Neo-Assyrian, c858 BC-824 BC. The Balawat Gates are three sets of decorated bronze bands that had adorned the main doors of several buildings

Stone panels from northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, c700-c681 BC
Relief of Assyrian slingers at the siege of Lachish, from the north-west palace at Nineveh of Sennacharib, from the British Museums collection

Tablet telling the legend of Etana, from Nineveh, northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, 7th century BC. The story told on this tablet centres on Etana

Bronze head of Pazuzu, probably from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Neo-Assyrian, about 800-550 BC
Bronze head of Pazuzu, probably from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, about 800-550 BC. Pazuzu was an Assyrian and Babylonian demonic god of the first millennium BC

The Dying Lion, a stone panel from Nineveh, northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, c645 BC
The Dying Lion, stone panel from Nineveh, northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, c645 BC. Wall panel showing a lion struck by one of the kings arrows. It has long been acclaimed as a masterpiece

The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, Neo-Assyrian, c858-c824 BC
Detail of the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, Neo-Assyrian, c858-c824 BC. Black limestone obelisk with relief sculptures glorifying the achievements of King Shalmaneser III and his chief minister

Neo-Assyrian cylinder-seal impression showing mythical beings making offerings before a sacred tree, from the British Museums collection

Neo-Assyrian cylinder-seal impression depicting Ahura Mazda

Carnelian cylinder seal of Mushezib-Ninurta, Neo-Assyrian, from northern Iraq, 9th century BC
Carnelian cylinder seal of Mushezib-Ninurta, Neo-Assyrian, from Sherif Khan (Tarbisu), northern Iraq, 9th century BC. The king, shown in mirror image

Seal showing the goddess Ishtar, Neo-Assyrian, c720-c700 BC. Assyrian cylinder-seal impression showing Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess of sexuality and warfare. From the British Museums collection

Stone lions head, Neo-Assyrian, about 680-670 BC, from Sippar, southern Iraq
Stone lions head, Neo-Assyrian, about 680-670 BC, From Sippar, southern Iraq. This lions head of white limestone comes from the Temple of Shamash

Babylonian clay model of a sheeps lung
Clay model of a lung, containing omens, Late Babylonian, 7th Century BC, from Ninevah. Used by baru-priests to teach their students its anatomy and its significance in foretelling the future

Cuneiform tablet relating part of the Epic of Gilgamesh, Neo-Assyrian, 7th century BC. A tablet from the library of the Assyrian King Ashurbanipal (reigned 669-631 BC)

Obelisk of king of Assirya Adad-Nirari III (810-783 BC) insc
Obelisk of king of Assirya Adad-Nirari III (810-783 BC) worshipping divine emblems and inscribed with cuneiform characters. Erected for the Assyrian king Adad, from Sabaa, Yemen

Statue of a Assyrian King Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC)
Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC). Assyrian king. Statue. Basalt. Neo-Assyrian Period. Assur (Qalat Sharqat). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II. Statue
Ashurnasirpal II. King of Assyria (883-859 BC). Statue. 865 BC. From the Temple of Ishtar Sharrat-niphi, Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Mesopotamian art. Assyrian Empire. Funerary objects: Necklaces and earrings. Dated in the Old and Middle Assyrian Empire (14th and 12th centuries B.C)

Statue of a winged lion with human head. Nimrud
Colossal statue of a winged lion with a human face. 865-860 BC. From Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Mesopotamian art. Neo-Assyrian. Relief panels depicting two protective winged genius. Detail. Hand. Dated between 883-859 BC. They come from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud

Eagle-headed deity. Illustration by an unidentified 19th century artist based on a bas-relief from the North West Palace of Ashurnasirpal, Nimrud, Iraq dating from the Neo-Assyrian period

Saluting Protective Spirit 883-859 BC Neo-Assyrian
Saluting Protective Spirit, 883-859 BC. Neo-Assyrian, Iraq, Nimrud, Northwest Palace, reign of Ashurnasirpal II, 9th Century BC. Gypsum; overall: 229.9 x 137 cm (90 1/2 x 53 15/16 in.)

Esarhaddon (681-669BC). King of the Sargonid Dynasty of Neo-Assyrian Empire. Square stele. The inscription records that he restored the temple of Marduk, Babylon. 678-669 BC. Babylonia Exposure

Balawat gates. Reconstruction of the palace gates of Shalmaneser III (858-854 BC). Cedar wood and covered with bronze bands. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

King Shamshi-Adad V
Stela of Shamshi-Adad V (824-811 BC). King of Assyria. From the Temple of Nabu, from Nimrud (Iraq). Detail. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Neo-Assyrian Art. Gypsum tile from a domestic shrine depicting a man in Assyrian court dress that is worshipping a god, perhaps Ninurta

Hittite stone relief at Carchemish, Turkey
A Hittite stone relief discovered at the Carchemish (Karkemish) - an important ancient capital at times independent but also having been part of the Mitanni, Hittite and Neo Assyrian Empires

Neo-Asirian period. Stele with cuneiform inscription. 8th century. Archeological Museum Istambul. Turkey

Cuneiforme writing. Description of king Adab-Nirari III (810
Cuneiforme writing. Fragment door. Description of king Adab-Nirari III (810-783 BC). From Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Northerm Iraq. Neo-Assyrian. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Stone panel. Palace of Tiglath-pileser III. Nimrud. Iraq. Ne
Stone panel from the Central Palace of Tiglath-pileser III. Nimrud (ancient Kalhu). Northern Iraq. Neo-Assyrian. 730-727 BC. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Kings stele with inscription and a relief depicting King Sennacherib praying in front of the divine symbols. 705-681 BC. Detail. Limestone. From Nineveh. Archaeological Museum

Relief of the palace of Ashurnasirpal II or Northwest Palace
Mesopotamian art. Assyrian. Relief of the palace of Ashurnasirpal II or Northwest Palace at Nimrud. Alabaster. Dated 883-859 B.C. It depicts the lion hunt. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Mesopotamian art. Neo-Assyrian Period (912-612 BC). Waterbasin from the Temple of Ashur. 704-681 B.C. Basalt. Decorated with reliefs depicting the rituals of water. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Relief depicting a eagle-headed protective spirit. Nimrud
Relief depicting a Eagle-headed protective spirit. 865-860 BC. From Northwest Palace. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Relief depicting a siege of a city. Nimrud
Relief depicting a siege of a city. 728 BC. Central Palace. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Alabaster panel of king Tiglath-Pileser III
Alabaster panel depicting King Tiglath-Pileser III in his chariot under an umbrella and a cuneiform inscription which related their campaigns, taking the city of Astartu. 730-727 BC

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The Neo-Assyrian Empire, which thrived from the 9th to the 8th century B. C. , left behind a rich legacy of art and architecture. One remarkable artifact is an openwork plaque featuring a majestic striding sphinx, crafted from ivory. This exquisite piece showcases the intricate craftsmanship that was prevalent during this era. A breathtaking view of the mounds of Kouyunjik and Nebbi Yunus takes us back in time to witness the grandeur of ancient Assyria. These towering structures were once part of mighty cities that stood as symbols of power and dominance. Amongst these ruins lies Carchemish, an ancient city whose remnants offer glimpses into its glorious past. The sight of its crumbling walls evokes a sense of awe at the architectural prowess displayed by our ancestors. An obelisk dedicated to King Adad-Nirari III stands tall, adorned with inscriptions detailing his reign over Assyria. This monument serves as a testament to the might and authority wielded by these kings during their rule. The statue depicting Ashurnasirpal II, an influential ruler in Neo-Assyrian history, captures his regal presence with striking realism. It stands as a reminder of his significant contributions towards expanding and strengthening the empire. Mesopotamian art flourished under Neo-Assyrian patronage, evident in funerary objects like necklaces discovered from ancient tombs. These delicate pieces reflect both beauty and reverence for life beyond death's embrace. A mesmerizing statue portraying a winged lion with a human head found in Nimrud exemplifies mythical creatures often depicted in Mesopotamian art. Its imposing figure symbolizes strength and protection—a guardian against evil forces. Relief panels showcasing scenes from daily life provide valuable insights into Neo-Assyrian society. From hunting expeditions to religious ceremonies, these intricately carved depictions bring alive moments frozen in time.