This alabaster relief, showing a dying lioness, is from the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal and dates to around 650

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Nineveh was located on the east bank of the Tigris River and was the last great capital of Assyria. This alabaster relief, showing a dying lioness, is from the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal and dates to around 650 The Assyrians saw lion hunts as a royal sport . Nineveh is in present-day Iraq. The photo dates to the 1920s.

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Size: 5519px × 3375px
Location: Nineveh (ancient Iraq)
Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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