Nigel Tallis
Curator
Assyrian and Babylonian artefacts Department: Middle East
Nigel is curator of the Museum¹s collection of Assyrian and Babylonian artefacts, other than cuneiform tablets, dating from 1500 to 539 BC.
He is a specialist in the history and archaeology of warfare in the Middle East in the ancient and early medieval periods, and in the study of land and sea transport - especially the development of wheeled vehicles and the use of the horse. Nigel's present research project is the publication of the Nimrud Bowls.
Previously Nigel has been a curator in a number of national, specialist and university museums and has published widely on topics related to medical and social history (particularly in the aspects of art and early photography).
Contact
ntallis@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
+44 (0)20 7323 8906
Current projects
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Publication of the Nimrud bowls
Previous projects
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Publication of the Ashurnasirpal II gates from Balawat
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Co-curator ‘Forgotten Empire: the world of Ancient Persia’ exhibition
External fellowships
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Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Recent publications
N. Tallis, The Balawat Gates of Ashurnasirpal II, with J. Curtis (eds), British Museum Press, London, 2008.
N. Tallis, Warfare in the Ancient Near East in Warfare in the Ancient World, (ed.) P. DeSouza, London, Thames & Hudson, 2008
N. Tallis, Partho-Sasanian Warfare, in Warfare in the Ancient World, (ed.) P. DeSouza, London, Thames & Hudson, 2008
N. Tallis, Forgotten Empire: the world of Ancient Persia, with J. Curtis (eds), British Museum Press, London, 2005