Ashurnasirpal II on a lion hunt
Ashurnasirpal II on a lion hunt
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Published 2023-08-25T09:28:00+00:00
The royal Lion Hunt of Ashurbapinal is shown on a famous group of Assyrian palace reliefs from the North Palace of Nineveh that are now displayed in room 10a of the British Museum. They are widely regarded as "the supreme masterpieces of Assyrian art". They show a formalized ritual "hunt" by King Ashurbapinal in an arena, where captured Asian lions were released from cages for the king to slaughter with arrows, spears, or his sword. This wall relief is showing Ashurnasirpal II hunting lions. Two attendants, wearing conical helmets, and armed with bows and shields, stand ready is dispatch with their daggers the lion which is attacking the king at the back of his chariot.
| Date published | 25/08/2023 |
| Title | Ashurnasirpal II on a lion hunt |
| Date | 883-859 BC |
| Accession | KAS1994 |
| Period | Assyrian, Ashurnasirpal II |
| Medium | Plaster |
| Record | https://open.smk.dk/artwork/image/KAS1994?q=KAS1994%20&page=0 |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst |