Ancient Reliefs and Sculptures

A collection of ancient reliefs featuring historical scenes, deities, and inscriptions, predominantly from Egypt and Assyria, showcasing intricate carvings and cultural artistry.

Bas-relief from Palace of Tiglath-Pileser III, 746-727 BCE, 38 5/8 in. (98.11 cm), Sandstone or gypseous alabaster, Iraq, 8th century BCE, This Assyrian relief of a city under siege comes from the palace of Tiglath-Pileser III at Nimrud. English archaeologist and diplomat Sir Austen Layard unearthed it during a mid-19th-century excavation. Two Assyrian soldiers mounting a ladder at the left attack the fortifications; one spears a man on a turret as an ally of the victim throws down stones. Two other soldiers are falling from the towers of the upper and lower gates on the right.
Bas-relief from Palace of Tiglath-Pileser III, 746-727 BCE, 38 5/8 in. (98.11 cm), Sandstone or gypseous alabaster, Iraq, 8th century BCE, This Assyrian relief of a city under siege comes from the palace of Tiglath-Pileser III at Nimrud. English archaeologist and diplomat Sir Austen Layard unearthed it during a mid-19th-century excavation. Two Assyrian soldiers mounting a ladder at the left attack the fortifications; one spears a man on a turret as an ally of the victim throws down stones. Two other soldiers are falling from the towers of the upper and lower gates on the right.