Alabaster panel depicting King Tiglath-Pileser III in his chariot. From the Palace of Nimrud.

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Alabaster panel depicting King Tiglath-Pileser III in his chariot under an umbrella and a cuneiform inscription which related their campaigns, taking the city of Astartu. 730-727 BC. From the Palace of Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.

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Size: 4299px × 2840px
Photo credit: © Prisma Archivo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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