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Relief panel, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 883–859 B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Gypsum alabaster, 61 x 73 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (154.9 x 186.7 x 8.3 cm), Stone-Reliefs-Inscribed, The beardless male figure depicted on this panel from the Northwest Palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) is almost certainly a eunuch. Many such figures appear in Assyrian art, as eunuchs were central to court life.

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Relief panel, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 883–859 B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Gypsum alabaster, 61 x 73 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (154.9 x 186.7 x 8.3 cm), Stone-Reliefs-Inscribed, The beardless male figure depicted on this panel from the Northwest Palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) is almost certainly a eunuch. Many such figures appear in Assyrian art, as eunuchs were central to court life

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ASSYRIAN • NEO-ASSYRIAN

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3964 x 4999 px | 56.7 MB

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33.6 x 42.3 cm | 13.2 x 16.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

154.9 186.7 8.3 CM • 61 X 73 1/2 3 1/4 • 883–859 B. C • ALMOST CERTAINLY • ANCIENT KALHU • ANT. OR.: MESOPOTAMIA • ANTIQUITIES ORIENTAL: MESOPOTAMIA • ASSYRIAN ART • ASSYRIAN • BEARDLESS • CENTRAL • COURT LIFE • DEPICTED • EUNUCH • EUNUCHS • FIGURE • FIGURES • GYPSUM ALABASTER • MALE • MASCULINE • MESOPOTAMIA • MESOPOTAMIAN • NEO-ASSYRIAN • NIMRUD • NORTHWEST PALACE • PANEL • RELIEF PANEL • STONE-RELIEFS-INSCRIBED • ÇA