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Plaster Cast of Bas Relief: Ashurnasirpal II King of Assyria Hunting Wild Bulls

1901.19.0001B

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Artifact Identification Plaster Cast of Bas Relief: Ashurnasirpal II King of Assyria Hunting Wild Bulls   (1901.19.0001B)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Built Environment Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Building Components
    3. :
  3. Surface Elements
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Reign of Ashurnasirpal II
Date 875–860 BCE
Culture Assyrian
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 100.2 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 91.7 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 5.9 cm
Weight 46500 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plaster
Manufacturing Processes Cast, Drilling

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Grayson, A. Kirk. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia, Assyrian Periods. Vol. 2, "Assyrian Rulers of the Early First Millennium BC". University of Toronto Press. 1991. Pp. 268–276
Collon, D. and Reade, J.E. eds. Art and Empire, Treasures from Assyria in the British Museum. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1995, pp. 53–53

Assyrian Sculptures in the British Museum Reign of Ashur-Nasir-Pal, 885–860 B.C. British Museum, London. 1914.

Curtis, J. E. and J. E. Reade. Art and Empire: Treasures from Assyria in the British Museum. Metropoltitan Museum of Art, New York. 1995.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication N/A
Reproduction Yes, Original is located in the British Museum.

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