This 1910 image shows a wall panel relief in the South West Palace at Nineveh at the time of the Assyrian ruler Sennacherib. It shows coracles on the river bringing materials and passing some fishermen who float on inflated skins. The full relief shows a sculpture of a human-headed winged bull for Sennacherib's palace. The bull is on a sledge, with three officers standing on the bull, one holding a trumpet. Workers bring equipment including saws, hatchets, picks and shovels. The time period of its making is 700-692 BC.

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Size: 5160px × 3617px
Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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