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Ashurnasirpal II killing lions, c645 BC-635 BC. Artist: Unknown.

Ashurnasirpal II killing lions, c645 BC-635 BC. The royal Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal. Assyrian palace relief from the North Palace of Nineveh, captured Asian lions were released from cages for the king to slaughter with arrows, spears, or his sword. Displayed at the British Museum.
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Title:
Ashurnasirpal II killing lions, c645 BC-635 BC. Artist: Unknown.
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Ashurnasirpal II killing lions, c645 BC-635 BC. The royal Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal. Assyrian palace relief from the North Palace of Nineveh, captured Asian lions were released from cages for the king to slaughter with arrows, spears, or his sword. Displayed at the British Museum.
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5427 x 3605 px | 56.0 MB
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45.9 x 30.5 cm | 18.1 x 12.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
20TH CENTURY 7TH BCE 7TH CENTURY B. C. 7TH CENTURY BC ADIABENE AIMING ANIMAL ARC ARCH ARCHES ARCHWAY ARCO ARMES ARMS ARMS: BOW AND ARROW ARROW ARROWS ART ARTEFACT ARTIFACT ARTS ASHURNASIRPAL II ASSYRIA ASSYRIAN BOW (WEAPON) BOW AND ARROW BOW CENTURY CHARIOT COLOR COLOUR CONCEPT COUNTRY CRIME DEATH FLUSH GATEWAY GUERRA HIS MAJESTY HUNDRED YEARS WAR HUNTING IRAQ KILL KILLING KILLS KING LAW LION LOCATION MONARCH MURDER MURDERING NINEVEH OBJECT OBJECTS PEOPLE RELIEF ROAD TRANSPORT ROCK ROCKS ROCKY ROYAL ROYALTY SCULPTURE SHIELD SLAUGHTER SLAUGHTERING SOVEREIGN STONE STONES SWORD SWORDS TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION UMBRELLA WAR WARFARE WARS WEAPON WEAPONARY WEAPONRY WEAPONS