Around 700 BC, the Neo-Assyrian emperor Sargon II began building a new capital city, named after himself, in the desert of ...

The items displayed Syrian and Phoenician iconography in addition to central Assyrian Art. The treasures Belonged to: Yaba, Queen of Tiglathpileser III, king of Assyria 744-727 Banitu, 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.), ...

Art is a space where conversations collide in Maryam Yousif’s whimsical, cheeky and thoughtful three-dimensional ...

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810–783 B.C.). While the panel features gods worshipped locally, they are depicted with traits typically found in Assyrian art such as the style of beards and of the muscles in Hadad’s arms.

The bas-reliefs are widely regarded as "the supreme masterpieces of Assyrian art." (British Museum) (CN) – Roughly 2,600 years ago, the largest Mesopotamian empire fell due to political unrest, civil ...