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Mural de Ashurnasirpal II / Wall panel of Ashurnasirpal II

Gypsum wall panel relief: showing a battle scene, where the chariot of a beardless Assyrian officer leads charge towards hillock, inflicting great slaughter upon the enemy.

Excavated by Sir Austen Henry Layard (1846), shipped to England on the 'Apprentice', arriving January 1849.

Source: British Museum

Relieve de pared en un panel de alabastro: muestra una escena de batalla, donde el carro de unos oficiales sin barba asirios conducen una carga hacia la loma, infligiendo una gran matanza sobre el enemigo. Excavado por Sir Austen Henry Layard (1846), embarcado a Inglaterra a bordo del barco 'Apprentice', llegando en enero de 1849.

Fuente: British Museum

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Uploaded on May 13, 2017
Taken on March 31, 2015