Title

Paris, The Louvre, Near Eastern Antiquities

Caption

France, Ile de France region, Paris 1st arrondissement, the Louvre Museum, Near Eastern Antiquities, Room 229
An orthostat depicting a naval expedition. Soldiers wearing round helmets are cutting cedar trunks in the Amanus Mountains, under the supervision of foremen.
From the palace of Sargon II at Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad), 721–705 BC

Date

Nov 20, 2025

Credit line

Gilles Targat/Photo12

Reference

GTT25A07_393

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.2Mb (2.8Mb) / 11.1in x 16.2in / 3322 x 4858 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sculpture Architecture Low Relief Relief Monumental Monument Antiquity Art Culture History Louvre Museum Museum Paris Patrimony Assyria Neo-Assyrian 8th century BC Wood Charge Charging Heavy Carrying Transport Man Soldier Mythology Iraq Nobody No people