Title
Stone relief from the palace of Sennacherib in Nineveh
Caption
Stone relief from the palace of Sennacherib in Nineveh, The Assyrian camp in front of Lachish. It has an oval wall, with proper defensive towers at intervals. It seems to have been methodically planned, with a road in the middle and two pavilions. The five open tents show a variety of every day life scenes. Assyrian. Late Assyrian c 701 BC. Nineveh, Assyria, Ancient Iraq.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ British Museum, London
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A16_215
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
29,4Mb (1,5Mb) / 11,3in x 10,1in / 3404 x 3016 (300dpi)