Sujet
'The Dying Lion', a stone panel from Nineveh, northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, c645 BC. Artist: Unknown
Légende
'The Dying Lion', stone panel from Nineveh, northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, c645 BC. Wall panel showing a lion struck by one of the king's arrows. It has long been acclaimed as a masterpiece. Lions were regarded as symbolizing everything that was hostile to urban civilization. This panel was part of a series showing a royal hunt, from the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal at Nineveh, northern Iraq. From the British Museum's collection.
Date
645e siècle av. J.-C.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon
Notre référence
HRM19B75_423
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,1Mo (2,1Mo) / 47,7cm x 26,3cm / 5631 x 3112 (300dpi)