Tribute bearers bringing monkeys to the king

c. 865–860 BC · Assyria

Tribute bearers bringing monkeys to the king, from Assyria, dated c. 865–860 BC. It was found at Nimrud. Today it is kept at the British Museum, London.

Date

c. 865–860 BC

Civilization

Assyria

Found at

Nimrud

Where it is today

British Museum, London

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