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Assyria, 1365–609 B.C.
The ancient city of Ashur (Assur) was located on the west bank of the river Tigris in northern Mesopotamia. Although it had controlled an extensive trading network in the early second millennium B.C. and formed a core area of the empire of Shamshi-Adad I (r. 1813–1781 B.C. ), the city had slipped into the shadows in the following centuries.
Assyria, 1365–609 B.C. | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art syria ivory inlaid with glass h. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) fletcher fund, 1957 (57.80.12) ... human-headed winged lion ( lamassu ), 883–859 b.c.; neo-assyrian period, reign of ashurnasirpal ii excavated at nimrud (ancient kalhu), northern mesopotamia alabaster (gypsum) h. 10 ft. 3 1/2 in. (313.7 cm) gift of john d. rockefeller jr., 1932 (32.143.2) ... relief: king and eunuch attendant, 883–859 b.c.
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![Human-headed winged lion (lamassu) [Excavated at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Mesopotamia] (32.143.2) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://kunstbus.com/images/k/me/www.metmuseum.org/toah_2F_images_2F_h2_2F_h2_32.143.2.jpg)
Human-headed winged lion (lamassu) [Excavated at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Mesopotamia] (32.143.2) ¦ Heilbrunn Ti human-headed winged lion ( lamassu ) , 883–859 b.c.; neo-assyrian period, reign of ashurnasirpal ii excavated at nimrud (ancient kalhu), northern mesopotamia alabaster (gypsum) h. 10 ft. 3 1/2 in. (313.7 cm) gift of john d. rockefeller jr., 1932 (32.143.2) from the ninth to the seventh century b.c., the kings of assyria ruled over a vast empire centered in northern iraq.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/32.143.2 [385 words]
![Egyptianizing figures on either side of a tree with a winged disk [Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)] (62.269.3) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://kunstbus.com/images/k/me/www.metmuseum.org/toah_2F_images_2F_h2_2F_h2_62.269.3.jpg)
Egyptianizing figures on either side of a tree with a winged disk [Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)] (62.269.3) ¦ Hei egyptianizing figures on either side of a tree with a winged disk , 8th–7th century b.c.; neo-assyrian mesopotamia, nimrud (ancient kalhu) ivory h. 4.88 in. (12.4 cm) rogers fund, 1962 (62.269.3) during the ninth to seventh centuries b.c., vast quantities of luxury goods, often embellished with carved ivory in local,
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/62.269.3 [237 words]
![Nubian with oryx, monkey, and leopard skins [Excavated at Fort Shalmaneser, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Mesopotamia] (60.145.11) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://kunstbus.com/images/k/me/www.metmuseum.org/toah_2F_images_2F_h2_2F_h2_60.145.11.jpg)
Nubian with oryx, monkey, and leopard skins [Excavated at Fort Shalmaneser, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Mesopotamia] (60.145 nubian with oryx, monkey, and leopard skins , 8th–7th century b.c.; neo-assyrian period; phoenician style excavated at fort shalmaneser, nimrud (ancient kalhu), mesopotamia ivory h. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm) rogers fund, 1960 (60.145.11) furniture decorated with carved ivory plaques was a symbol of wealth throughout the near east during the early first millennium b.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/60.145.11 [300 words]
![Horse blinker with sphinx [Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)] (54.117.1) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://kunstbus.com/images/k/me/www.metmuseum.org/toah_2F_images_2F_h2_2F_h2_54.117.1.jpg)
Horse blinker with sphinx [Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)] (54.117.1) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Met horse blinker with sphinx , 8th–7th century b.c.; neo-assyrian mesopotamia, nimrud (ancient kalhu) ivory h. 4.13 in. (10.49 cm) rogers fund, 1954 (54.117.1) the craftsmen who carved ivories in the phoenician style were strongly influenced by egyptian art. many of these ivories illustrate egyptian themes and motifs,
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/54.117.1 [192 words]
![Relief: king and eunuch attendant [Excavated at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Mesopotamia] (32.143.4) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://kunstbus.com/images/k/me/www.metmuseum.org/toah_2F_images_2F_h2_2F_h2_32.143.4.jpg)
Relief: king and eunuch attendant [Excavated at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Mesopotamia] (32.143.4) ¦ Heilbrunn Tim relief: king and eunuch attendant , 883–859 b.c.; neo-assyrian period, reign of ashurnasirpal ii excavated at nimrud (ancient kalhu), northern mesopotamia alabaster (gypsum) h. 92 1/4 in. (234.3 cm) gift of john d. rockefeller jr., 1932 (32.143.4) the palace rooms at nimrud were decorated with large stone slabs carved in low relief,
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/32.143.4 [190 words]
Human-headed winged bull and winged lion (lamassu) ¦ Highlights ¦ Ancient Near Eastern Art ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works human-headed winged bull and winged lion (lamassu) period neo-assyrian date ca. 883–859 b.c. geography mesopotamia, nimrud (ancient kalhu) medium gypsum alabaster dimensions h. 10 ft. 3 1/2 in. (313.7 cm) classification stone-relief, inscribed credit line gift of john d. rockefeller jr., 1932 accession number 32.
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/human_headed_winged_bull_and_winged_lion_lamassu/objectvie [464 words]