lionofchaeronea:Assyrian relief sculpture from the North Palace at Nineveh, depicting King Ashurbani
lionofchaeronea:Assyrian relief sculpture from the North Palace at Nineveh, depicting King Ashurbanipal (r. 669-631 or 627 BCE) killing a lion. Artist unknown; 645-635 BCE. Now in the British Museum. Photo credit: Aiwok/Wikimedia Commons. -- source link