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9th – 7th century BC
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The display cases contain objects mostly originating from the excavations at Nimrud and Nineveh.
Stone panel from the North Palace of Ashurbanipal, about 645 BC More information
Stone panel from the North Palace of Ashurbanipal, about 645 BC
The 'Garden Party' relief from the North Palace of Ashurbanipal, about 645 BC More information
The 'Garden Party' relief from the North Palace of Ashurbanipal, about 645 BC
The reliefs from the palaces of the last great Assyrian king, Ashurbanipal (668-631 BC) at Nineveh include huge panels illustrating the defeat of the Elamite king Teumman at the Battle of Til Tuba (about 650 BC) and the famous Garden Party relief with the Assyrian king and queen feasting after the victory.
Stone panel, North Palace-3
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