CultureAssyrian
Titles
- Guardian Figure
Date883–859 BC
MediumGypsum
Dimensionsrelief: 42 1/8 × 26 × 1 1/2 inches (107 × 66 × 3.8 cm)
width of stone and attached backing material: 2 5/8 inches (6.7 cm)
130 lbs.
width of stone and attached backing material: 2 5/8 inches (6.7 cm)
130 lbs.
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment Fund
Object number80.53
Non exposé
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The inscription at the top of this panel is one which occurs repeatedly on the panels of the palace of Assurnasirpal II, proclaiming him as the Great King, ruler of the World:
"I placed doors of cedar, cypress, dapranu and meskannu in its doorways. I took in great quantities of put therein silver, gold, tin, bronze, iron and booty from the countries over which I gained dominion." (translation by Andre F. Conradie)
"I placed doors of cedar, cypress, dapranu and meskannu in its doorways. I took in great quantities of put therein silver, gold, tin, bronze, iron and booty from the countries over which I gained dominion." (translation by Andre F. Conradie)
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