Sujet

Lachish relief. Palace of Sennacherib, Nineveh

Légende

Lachish relief. South-West Palace of king Sennacherib in Nineveh, Iraq. Assyrian victory over the kingdom of Judah during the siege of Lachish in 701 BC. Carved between 700-681 BC. British Museum. London, United Kingdom.

Date

1999

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive

Notre référence

UMG21A14_032

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

70,9Mo (4,5Mo) / 49,6cm x 35,8cm / 5855 x 4232 (300dpi)

Mots clés

701 BC 7th century BC 8th century BC Assyria Assyrian Assyrian victory British Museum Detail Empire Iraq Iraquian Israel Jewish king Judah Kingdom of Judah Kuyunjik Lachish London Mesopotamia Mesopotamian Near East Neo-Assyrian Nineveh Palace Senaquerib Sennacherib Siege of Lachish Upper Mesopotamia aim ancient ancient age antique archaeology archer archers army art assyrians bow bowman calcareous campaign carved dynasty formation history king kingdom museum period