Title

Paris, The Louvre, Near Eastern Antiquities

Caption

France, Ile de France region, Paris 1st arrondissement, the Louvre Museum, Near Eastern Antiquities, Room 229
Detail of an orthostat depicting a naval expedition. Boats are carrying men and cedar logs. At the top, a fish-man.
From the palace of Sargon II at Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad), 721–705 BC

Date

Nov 20, 2025

Credit line

Gilles Targat/Photo12

Reference

GTT25A07_395

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.8Mb (4.2Mb) / 17.7in x 11.8in / 5312 x 3543 (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 Naval Waterway Boat Boat Sea Wave Fish Mermaid Anthropomorphic Mythology Iraq Nobody No people