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Neo-Assyrian relief of King Ashurnasirpal II

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An image of Architectural element/relief. Fragment of relief, depicting King Assur-nasirpal II wearing a helmet. Find Spot: Palace of Ashurnasirpal Kalhu (Tell Nimrud), Iraq. Production place: Nimrud. Limestone, 883- 859 B.C. Reign of Ashurnasirpal II. Neo-Assyrian.

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Architectural element/relief. Fragment of relief, depicting King Assur-nasirpal II wearing a helmet. Find Spot: Palace of Ashurnasirpal Kalhu (Tell Nimrud), Iraq. Production place: Nimrud. Limestone, 883- 859 B.C. Reign of Ashurnasirpal II. Neo-Assyrian.

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  • Accession Number: ANE.3.1942
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/5.6
  • Focal length: 85
  • Camera: NIKON D800
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 986 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 185.61kB
  • Exposure time: 1/10
  • ISO Speed: 400
  • Fnumber: 56/10
  • Captured: 2016:04:27 10:00:02

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9th Century antiquity architectural element Ashur-nasir-pal II Ashurnasirpal II Assyrian BC bearded beards curls curly earrings Fitz_ANT fragment helmet Iraqi jewelled jewellery kings limestone male monarchs monarchy necklace Neo-Assyrian profile relief royal royalty rulers

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rgb(196,167,144), rgb(105,84,67), rgb(4,4,4), rgb(138,103,65), rgb(124,124,117), rgb(49,38,27), rgb(132,92,65), rgb(120,114,116), rgb(60,60,52), rgb(57,52,52), rgb(28,28,24)

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