Tell Halaf Soldier with spear and shield
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Tell Halaf Soldier with spear and shield
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Published 2018-08-28T10:30:00+00:00
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This is a basalt relief sculpture depicting a bearded warrior resting on one knee. The depicted man wears a pointed cap and holds a spear in right hand and a shield in the left. This sculpture was discovered in Tell Halaf, an archaeological site in the Al Hasakah governorate of northeastern Syria, near the Turkish border, just opposite Ceylanpınar.
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| Date published | 28/08/2018 |
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| Title | Tell Halaf Soldier with spear and shield |
| Date | 10th century BC |
| Dimension | 56cm x 43cm x 22cm |
| Accession | 117106 |
| Period | Ancient |
| Medium | Basalt |
| Credit | Acquired 1920 from Messrs Fairclough, Dodd & Jones |
| Record | http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=368124&partId=1&searchText=tell+halaf&page=6 |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | British Museum |
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