Assyrian Reliefs and Ivories in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palace Reliefs of Assurnasirpal II and Ivory Carvings from Nimrud
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Livre de Vaughn Emerson Crawford, Prudence Harper et Holly Pittman · 1980 (France)
Genres : Histoire, Beau livreThe Metropolitan Museum of Art houses monumental, majestic, and important works of art from the ancient world. In particular, a group of Assyrian sculptures from the Northwest Palace at Nimrud, which was constructed during the reign of Assurnasirpal II (883–859 B.C.), is remarkable both for its artistic excellence and for its technical skill. Excavated at Nimrud in the mid-nineteenth century by Sir Austen Henry Layard, an English archaeologist, the majority of these impressive,... Voir plus
