Assyrian scribes are often depicted in pairs. One writing in Akkadian on a cuneiform tablet, the other writing in Aramaic on a parchment or papyrus sheet. Among several bronze lion-weights found at ...

A replica of a stone relief showing Ashurbanipal thrusting his sword through a lion. [Photo provided by ... a level of devastation not unfamiliar to Assyrian soldiers. The North Palace, whose ...

The Lion of Mosul was a colossal Assyrian guardian lion which stood at the entrance of the Temple of Ishtar in Nimrud, Iraq. It is the first time Google Arts & Culture has created an object or ...