Assyrian Timber Transportation relief
The Assyrian Timber Transportation relief is a well-known wall relief from the palace of Dur-Sharrukin, the Assyrian capital under Sargon II. The reliefs are held in the Louvre, having been excavated in 1844 by Paul-Émile Botta.[1]
Gallery[]
The depictions of horse-headed boats have been compared to those on the Balawat Gates
...as well as to the Neumagen ship at the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier
...this ship on the Nile mosaic of Palestrina...
...and the Arras Medallion from the Beaurains Treasure
Botta illustration 1849
Botta overview
Botta illustration 1849
Botta illustration 1849
Botta illustration 1849
Notes[]
References[]
- ALBENDA P., "A Mediterranean Seascape from Khorsabad", Assur 3/3, 1983, p. 1-17.
- FONTAN E., "La Frise du Transport du Bois, Décor du Palais de Sargon II à Khorsabad", DOUMET-SERHAL Cl. (ed.), Cedrus Libani, Archaeology and History in Lebanon , 2001, vol.14, p. 58-63.
- Linder, E. (1986). The Khorsabad Wall Relief: A Mediterranean Seascape or River Transport of Timbers? Journal of the American Oriental Society, 106(2), 273-281. doi:10.2307/601591
Categories:
- Near East and Middle East antiquities of the Louvre