Bronze gate ornaments showing the achievements of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC) Assyrian, about 875-865 BC From Balawat, near Nimrud. These embossed bronze hands, were attached to the leaves of a door in a small palace. They show scenes of warfare, prisoner or tribute bearers brought before the king. In the lowest two registers, the king and his companions hunt lions and wild cattle.

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Bronze gate ornaments showing the achievements of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC) Assyrian, about 875-865 BC From Balawat, near Nimrud. These embossed bronze hands, were attached to the leaves of a door in a small palace. They show scenes of warfare, prisoner or tribute bearers brought before the king. In the lowest two registers, the king and his companions hunt lions and wild cattle.

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