![Assyrian Relief of the Banquet of Ashurbanipal From Nineveh N Palace, Gypsum, British Museum. Ashurbanipal reclines on a banqueting couch beneath an arbor of vines, facing his queen, shown seated on a throne. His sword, quiver, and bow lie on a table at right, signaling his military prowess. Attendants fan the royal couple while musicians play in the background. In a gruesome detail, the severed head of the Elamite king Teumman, killed in Battle against Ashurbanipal's army eight years earlier, hangs from a tree branch at left - another reminder of the Assyrian king's ruthless pursuit of power and empire. Ashurbanipal and his queen Libbali-sharrat depicted dining. The severed head of Elamite King Teumman is hanging in a tree to the left.[1] An Egyptian necklace hangs from the curved angle of the couch, probable symbol of his conquests in Egypt.[2] A bow with a quiver are exposed on the table, probable symbol of his conquest in Elam.[2] This relief is associated with another fragment showing the humiliation of an Elamite king forced to serve food to Ashurbanipal.[2] British Museum BM 124920.[3]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Assyrian_Relief_of_the_Banquet_of_Ashurbanipal_From_Nineveh_Gypsum_N_Palace_British_Museum_01.jpg)
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Assyrian Relief of the Banquet of Ashurbanipal From Nineveh N Palace, Gypsum, British Museum. Ashurbanipal reclines on a banqueting couch beneath an arbor of vines, facing his queen, shown seated on a throne. His sword, quiver, and bow lie on a table at right, signaling his military prowess. Attendants fan the royal couple while musicians play in the background. In a gruesome detail, the severed head of the Elamite king Teumman, killed in Battle against Ashurbanipal's army eight years earlier, hangs from a tree branch at left - another reminder of the Assyrian king's ruthless pursuit of power and empire. Ashurbanipal and his queen Libbali-sharrat depicted dining. The severed head of Elamite King Teumman is hanging in a tree to the left.[1] An Egyptian necklace hangs from the curved angle of the couch, probable symbol of his conquests in Egypt.[2] A bow with a quiver are exposed on the table, probable symbol of his conquest in Elam.[2] This relief is associated with another fragment showing the humiliation of an Elamite king forced to serve food to Ashurbanipal.[2] British Museum BM 124920.[3] |
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| Date | 645-640 BCE | ||
| Source | Allan Gluck | ||
| Author | Allan Gluck | ||
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- ↑ Wall panel; relief British Museum (in en). The British Museum.
- ↑ a b c Notices from the British Museum
- ↑ Wall panel; relief British Museum (in en). The British Museum.
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