More than 2,600 years after their creation, Assyrian reliefs continue to amaze us.
The “Ashurbanipal Lion Hunt” is a group of bas-reliefs, originally located in the “North Palace” of Nineveh and now exhibited in Room 10 of the British Museum, considered a masterpiece of Mesopotamian art.
These magnificent reliefs were carved on large panels of alabaster and limestone between 645-635 BC. and they show hunting scenes of King Ashurbanipal (reign, 668-631 BC) and in a very real way, the pain of the animals.
More than 2,600 years after their creation, Assyrian reliefs continue to amaze us.
The “Ashurbanipal Lion Hunt” is a group of bas-reliefs, originally located in the “North Palace” of Nineveh and now exhibited in Room 10 of the British Museum, considered a masterpiece of Mesopotamian art.
These magnificent reliefs were carved on large panels of alabaster and limestone between 645-635 BC. and they show hunting scenes of King Ashurbanipal (reign, 668-631 BC) and in a very real way, the pain of the animals.
