Sunday, April 3, 2011

Assyrian Sculpture: Second Edition



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For almost three centuries, until 612 b.c., the small kingdom of Assyria dominated the Middle East, its empire at one point extending from Iran to Egypt. The story of those years-the triumphs of the Assyrian kings in war and peace, their exploits in the hunting field, and the gods who watched over them-were recorded in stone on the walls of a succession of royal palaces. These sculptures, offering eyewitness views of a long-lost civilization, were not rediscovered u... More >>

Assyrian Sculpture: Second Edition

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