The king’s headThis is a stone relief from the palace of Ashurbanipal. Ashurbanipal and his qu
The king’s headThis is a stone relief from the palace of Ashurbanipal. Ashurbanipal and his queen feasting in a garden following the defeat and death of the Elamite king Teumman at the battle of Til Tuba in 653. But next to this party, Teummans head is hanging in the tree on the left. Assyrian. Late Assyrian, c 645 BC. Nineveh, Assyria, Ancient Iraq.Don’t see the head? Look closer: (Image source) -- source link
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