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wall panel
;
relief
Object Type
wall panel
relief
Museum number
136774
Description
Gypsum wall panel relief fragment showing Assyrian chariot.
Authority
Ruler:
Ashurbanipal
Cultures/periods
Neo-Assyrian
Production date
645BC-635BC
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
North Palace (Nineveh)
, Room L (part of) Panels 9-13
Materials
gypsum
Dimensions
Height:
47 centimetres
Thickness:
6.90 centimetres
Width:
64 centimetres
Curator's comments
Part of a sequence showing Assyrians fighting Arabs mounted on camels
Location
Not on display
Subjects
charioteer/chariot
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Bedford Estate
From:
Woburn Abbey
Acquisition date
1976
Acquisition notes
Ex-Woburn Abbey according to exhibition label
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
136774
Registration number
1976,0201.2
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
L.1160
(ex)
Conservation
Treatment
: 26 Jun 2019