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relief
Object Type
relief
Museum number
118822
Description
Gypsum wall panel; carved in low relief; the king, Sargon II, in a distinctive royal hat, facing right and holding a long staff, addresses an Assyrian officer who holds his right hand up while the left is on the pommel of his long dagger. The bearded man facing the king may be the crown prince, Sennacherib.
Authority
Ruler:
Sargon II
Cultures/periods
Neo-Assyrian
Production date
710BC-705BC
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Palace of Sargon II
Materials
gypsum
Technique
carved
Dimensions
Height:
290 centimetres
Width:
230 centimetres
Curator's comments
A duplicate of this scene was found in the palace and is now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris.
The cast is listed as available in the British Museum Facsimile Service 'Catalogue of Replicas from British Museum collections' (n.d.), in the series "Assyrian Bas-Reliefs".
Bibliographic references
Smith 1938d / Assyrian Sculptures in the British Museum from Shalmaneser III to Sennacherib
(plate 25)
Collon 2010a / Getting it wrong in Assyria: Some bracelets from Nimrud
(pp.153-55, fig.7a-b)
(on the bracelets)
Location
On display
(G10c)
Subjects
king/queen
official
prince/princess
(?)
arms/armour
Associated names
Representation of:
Sargon II
Named in inscription:
Sennacherib
(?)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Alexander Hector
Acquisition date
1847
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
118822
Registration number
1847,0702.1-2
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
AT.824
(ex)