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Cult statues in Assyrian relief
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Cult statues in Assyrian relief from the Palace of Tiglath-pileser III (reigned 745–727 BCE) in Kalhu/Calah (today’s Nimrud, Iraq). Although no Mesopotamian cult statues have been found, reliefs such…

Places:

Callah, Assyria (Mosul, Iraq)

Date:

Iron Age, 8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, War, Gentiles

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Sculpture
Drawing of helmeted figures carrying statues.