Nigel Tallis

Curator

 

Department: Middle East

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7323 8906
Email: ntallis @ thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

Nigel is currently working on research and publication projects (presently the Nimrud Bowls). 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.

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).

Current British Museum projects

Publication of the Nimrud bowls

Previous British Museum projects

Publication of the Ashurnasirpal II gates from Balawat

Co-curator ‘Forgotten Empire: the world of Ancient Persia’ exhibition

External fellowships/ honorary positions/ membership of professional bodies

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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

N. Tallis, Armies of the Ancient Near East, with N. Stillman, Worthing, 1984