Relief - Preparations for the hunt
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Relief - Preparations for the hunt
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Published 2019-05-29T14:43:31+00:00
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A beardless man holds the lead of a large hunting dog. Two attendant in front of him carry nets and bundles of stakes for trapping animals.
This panel was one of several lining the wall of a sloping corridor. It showed a procession of men carrying equipment and leading animals ready for a hunt. Ashurbapinal may have used his corridor on his way to the royal game parks at Nineveh.
From the North Palace, Nineveh, Iraq
Scanned at the 'I Am Ashurbapinal' Exhibition at The British Museum, London 2019
Technical Information
| Date published | 29/05/2019 |
| Complexity | Medium |
More Information
| Title | Relief - Preparations for the hunt |
| Date | 645-640 BC |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian |
| Medium | Gypsum |
| Credit | North Palace, Nineveh, Iraq |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | British Museum |
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