Bronze gate ornaments showing the achievements of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC) Assyrian Balawat, near Nimrud. These embossed bronze hands, like those of Shalmaneser III displayed to the left, were attached to the leaves of a door in a small palace. They show scenes of warfare, prisoners or tribute-bearers brought before the king.

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Bronze gate ornaments showing the achievements of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC) Assyrian Balawat, near Nimrud. These embossed bronze hands, like those of Shalmaneser III displayed to the left, were attached to the leaves of a door in a small palace. They show scenes of warfare, prisoners or tribute-bearers brought before the king.

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