Head of a beardless royal attendant, possibly a eunuch

c. 721–705 BC · Assyria

Head of a beardless royal attendant, possibly a eunuch, from Assyria, dated c. 721–705 BC. It was found at Khorsabad. Today it is kept at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Date

c. 721–705 BC

Civilization

Assyria

Found at

Khorsabad

Where it is today

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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