wall panel; relief

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Object Type: wall panel; relief
Museum number: 124854
Description: Stone wall panel relief: the king has grabbed a spear from an attendant and drives it into wounded lion that is biting the wheel of the chariot. One attendant holds the royal bow, while another holds spear ready.
Authority: Ruler: Ashurbanipal
Cultures/periods: Neo-Assyrian
Production date: 645BC-635BC
Excavator/field collector: Excavated by: Hormuzd Rassam; Excavated by: William Kennett Loftus; Excavated by: Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson; Excavated by: John George Taylor
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: North Palace (Nineveh), Room C Panel 24
Materials: gypsum
Dimensions: Length: 160.02 centimetres (approx); Width: 124.46 centimetres (approx)
Curator's comments: In set with BM.124904-124915 (all 1856,0909.14) In set with BM.124850-124857 (all 1856,0909.15)
Bibliographic references: Barnett 1976 / Sculptures from the North Palace of Ashurbanipal at Nineveh (668-627 B.C) (p.38, pl.XII); Gadd 1936b / The Stones of Assyria: the surviving remains of Assyrian sculpture, their recovery, and their original positions (pp.181-182); Barnett & Foreman 1959 / Assyrian Palace Reliefs and their Influence on the Sculptures of Babylonia and Persia (pl.60) (part)
Location: On display (G10a)
Subjects: mammal; king/queen; arms/armour; attendant; charioteer/chariot
Associated names: Representation of: Ashurbanipal
Acquisition date: 1856
Department: Middle East
BM/Big number: 124854
Registration number: 1856,0909.15
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: 37 (ex AS)
Conservation: Treatment: 18 Nov 1994; Treatment: 17 Jun 2001

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