Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
“The royal lion hunt” relief, detail depicting a wounded lion, North Palace, Nineveh, 645–635 BCE, British Museum, Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Relief detail of King Ashurbanipal hunting a lion on horseback, North Palace, Nineveh, 645–635 BC, Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Left: panel depicting three protective spirtis, Right: panel depicting magical guardians (intended to protect the palace from evil and bad luck), North Palace, Nineveh, 645-640 BC, Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Wall relief panel depicting an 'urmahlilu' ('Lion-Man'), a protective spirit, , North Palace, Nineveh, 645-640 BC, Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
The upper scene of this panel shows the lush orchards and garderns of Ashurbanipal's palace with irrigation canals fed from an aqueduct, North Palace, Nineveh, 645-640 BC, Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum
Following Hadrian:
Wall relief panel depicting three protective spirits brought to life with light projection, each of the spirits are carrying a small axe in their raised right hand and a wide-bladed dagger in the left, North Palace, Nineveh, 645BC-640BC
