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Accession_Number 2023.11.2
Shape Cast
Shape_description Rectangular wall cast
Material Plaster
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Section of a wall relief from the Norh Palace of King Ashurbanipal at Nineveh, in this part of the relief we see the king on horseback spearing a lion, whilst another wounded lion chases a second horse.
Inscriptions
Condition Fair, recently cleaned and conserved (2025)
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period modern
Date
Dating_details
Artist Brucciani & Co
Attribution
Image
Comparanda Original wall relief is on display in the British Museum [BM1856,0909.48]
Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. 149 x 60.5 x 4.5 cm
Location Classics corridor
Edited_by Jayne
Date_edited 02/04/2025
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