Ataç argues that the layers of meaning embedded in the Neo-Assyrian palace reliefs go deeper than politics, imperial propaganda, and straightforward historical record. 'There is much in this book that ...

[Photo provided by The Trustees of British Museum] In the royal palaces of Assyrian kings, art served one ultimate ... land of Phoenicia its name — in ancient Greek, the word phoinix could ...

Many Ancient Assyrian Tombs have been found in the past ... The items displayed Syrian and Phoenician iconography in addition to central Assyrian Art. The treasures Belonged to: Yaba, Queen of ...

The great stone figures that today grace the Assyrian Gallery of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art were carved more than 2500 years ago for the palaces and temples of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 B.C.), ...

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As a sculptor living in 2020, Mr Mekhail said the art of sculpturing in ancient Assyria was fundamentally important in learning the art of sculpting today as it showcases how the art began and ...