Detail from the Balawat Gates, made for Shalmeneser III, Neo-Assyrian, c858 BC-824 BC Artist: Unknown.

Detail from the Balawat Gates, made for Shalmeneser III, Neo-Assyrian, c858 BC-824 BC Artist: Unknown.

2-667-990 - © CM Dixon/Heritage Images

Detail from the Balawat Gates, made for Shalmeneser III, Neo-Assyrian, c858 BC-824 BC. The Balawat Gates are three sets of decorated bronze bands that had adorned the main doors of several buildings at Balawat (ancient Imgur-Enlil), dating to the reigns of Ashurnasirpal II (r. 883-859 BC) and Shalmaneser III (r. 859-824 BC).


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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. CM Dixon: British: Photographer
  2. Shalmeneser III: Assyrian: King

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  1. Object

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5428x3567
File Size : 56,724kb


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  1. IRQ3RA76-DX
  1. 0370005297
  1. 2-667-990
  1. 2667990
  1. PEDE34 | BY3TA90-DX

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