Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal

c. 645–635 BC · Assyria

Carvings from the palace at Nineveh, masterpieces of Assyrian art, showing the king hunting lions with striking detail of movement and pain.

Date

c. 645–635 BC

Civilization

Assyria

Found at

Nineveh

Where it is today

British Museum, London

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