Wall panel / relief

Unknown (Assyrian)


Item type:
architectural object
Date of creation:
660-650 BCE
Height:
246.4 cm  (97 in.)
Width:
154.9 cm  (61 in.)
Depth:
15.2 cm  (6 in.)
Technique / Medium:
gypsum
School:
Late Assyrian

    Item location

  • British Museum
    [Museum inv. no.: 1851,0902.7.c]BM/Big number 124802,c

Description

Incomplete gypsum wall panel relief. Above: Assyrian royal chariot and attendants, two Elamite ambassadors who hold up copies of insulting messages delivered before the battle of Til-Tuba (Battle of the River Ulai). Below: Elamite city of Madaktu; Elamites celebrate with music on harps, while debris from the battle of Til-Tuba floats past; inscription.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285]
Aulos [4173]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 2

Bibliographic references

RIdIM record id

5344