wall panel; relief

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Object Type: wall panel; relief
Museum number: 124862
Description: Gypsum wall panel relief: Assyrians rush up a wooded knoll, either in fright or to get a better view of the lion hunt. The hill is crowned by building, or stela, which is decorated with another picture of the royal lion hunt; also a scene where lions are hit by the king's arrows and collapse and die. There are keepers with dogs stationed on the edge of the arena to deter lions from escaping. Behind them, on the left, a row of soldiers with high shields are ready to stop any lion who tries to break free.
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 645BC-635BC
Excavator/field collector: Excavated by: Hormuzd Rassam; Excavated by: Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson; Excavated by: William Kennett Loftus; Excavated by: John George Taylor
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: North Palace (Nineveh), Room C Panel 9
Materials
Dimensions: Height: 152.40 centimetres (approx); Width: 119.38 centimetres (approx)
Curator's comments: See also 1882,0909.15 (BM.124850) In set with BM.124858-124870 (all 1856,0909.16).
Bibliographic references: Barnett 1976 / Sculptures from the North Palace of Ashurbanipal at Nineveh (668-627 B.C) (p.37, pl.VI); Gadd 1936b / The Stones of Assyria: the surviving remains of Assyrian sculpture, their recovery, and their original positions (p.183); Gadd 1934c / The Assyrian Sculptures (p.72)
Location: On display (G10a/sC)
Subjects: landscape; wild cat/big cat; monument; king/queen; soldier; arms/armour; hunting/shooting; dog
Associated names
Acquisition date: 1856
Department: Middle East
BM/Big number: 124862
Registration number: 1856,0909.16
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: 45 (ex AS)

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