Tiglath-Pileser III’s army besieging a city

c. 728 BC · Assyria

Tiglath-Pileser III’s army besieging a city, from Assyria, dated c. 728 BC. It was found at Nimrud. Today it is kept at the British Museum, London.

Date

c. 728 BC

Civilization

Assyria

Found at

Nimrud

Where it is today

British Museum, London

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