This bas-relief shows an Assyrian horseman armed with a sword. It was drawn by Faucher-Gudin in the early 20th century, from a bas-relief in bronze on the gate of Balawat. The original bronze relief decorated the gate at the palace of the Assyrian ruler Shalmanesar III (c. 859–824 ) at Balawat in present-day northern Iraq. Here, the Assyrian artist has shown the head and legs of the second horse in profile behind the first, but he has forgotten to represent the rest of its body, and also the man riding it.
This bas-relief shows an Assyrian horseman armed with a sword. It was drawn by Faucher-Gudin in the early 20th century, from a bas-relief in bronze on the gate of Balawat. The original bronze relief decorated the gate at the palace of the Assyrian ruler Shalmanesar III (c. 859–824 ) at Balawat in present-day northern Iraq. Here, the Assyrian artist has shown the head and legs of the second horse in profile behind the first, but he has forgotten to represent the rest of its body, and also the man riding it.
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