File:Dying Lion.R.jpg
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The Dying Lion, a stone panel from the North Palace of Ashurbanipal
Nineveh, northern Iraq Neo-Assyrian, around 645 BC
The triumph of the Assyrian king over nature
This small alabaster panel was part of a series of wall panels that showed a royal hunt. It has long been acclaimed as a masterpiece; the skill of the Assyrian artist in the observation and realistic portrayal of the animal is clear.
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| current | 07:58, 3 January 2017 | | 1,181 × 641 (292 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | The Dying Lion, a stone panel from the North Palace of Ashurbanipal <p>Nineveh, northern Iraq Neo-Assyrian, around 645 BC </p> <p>The triumph of the Assyrian king over nature </p> This small alabaster panel was part of a series of wall panels that showed a royal hunt. It has long been acclaimed as a masterpiece; the skill of the Assyrian artist in the observation and realistic portrayal of the animal is clear. |
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