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Assyrian Soldier Slaying a Captive
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Soldier slaying captive, Khorsabad, late eighth century BCE. The captive is probably a Samarian seized during Sargon’s conquest of the city. From a relief in the palace of Sargon at Dur-Sharrukin…

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Dur-Sharrukin, Assyria (Khorsabad, Iraq)

Date:

Late 9th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, War, Violence, Military, Death, Gravestones & tombs, Sculpture

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Sculpture, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs
Drawing of soldier holding shield and wearing helmet killing naked man with two archers standing to the side.
Chariots Trampling Enemies and Burning City in Assyrian Relief
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Chariots trampling enemies and burning city in drawing of late 8th century BCE Assyrian relief in Sargon’s palace in Khorsabad, Iraq. One of Sargon’s horse-drawn chariots, its driver holding a whip…

Places:

Dur-Sharrukin, Assyria (Khorsabad, Iraq)

Date:

Late 8th Century BCE

Subjects:

War, Cities, Violence, Military, Animals, Sculpture

Categories:

Sculpture
Drawing of relief of men in chariot trampling other figures.
Jordan Valley Memorial Monument
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Like other sculptures created by Yigael Tumarkin, the Jordan Valley Memorial Monument, erected to commemorate hundreds of Israeli soldiers who died fighting terrorists in the years immediately…

Contributor:

Yigael Tumarkin

Places:

Jordan Valley, Israel

Date:

1972

Subjects:

Memory, Memorial, Cities, Violence, Military, Architecture, Sculpture

Categories:

Sculpture, Architecture
Cement and steel monument resembling a large firearm in a white base next to a building, surrounded by sand dunes.