Assyrian Soldier Slaying a Captive
Late 9th Century BCE
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Soldier slaying captive, Khorsabad, late eighth century BCE. The captive is probably a Samarian seized during Sargon’s conquest of the city. From a relief in the palace of Sargon at Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad).
Credits
Paul Emile Botta, from Monument de Ninive, illus. Eugène Flandin (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1849). “Salle V. Bas-relief 6.” General Research Division, The New York Public Library. New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-72a3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 1.
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