The Assyrian Sculpture Court | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
![Statue of Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC), Assyrian King, Basalt, Neo-Assyrian Period. | by cosmic database | Medium Statue of Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC), Assyrian King, Basalt, Neo-Assyrian Period. | by cosmic database | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1024/1*D6j_tuq1-yTSeRsFoNXU_Q.jpeg)
Statue of Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC), Assyrian King, Basalt, Neo-Assyrian Period. | by cosmic database | Medium
![I've never unearthed anything this big in my life': Assyrian sculpture with rich history dug up in northern Iraq I've never unearthed anything this big in my life': Assyrian sculpture with rich history dug up in northern Iraq](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cxgd3urn/production/8c6503de30e2427201c56834a5e4fba72712a2df-2848x4272.jpg?rect=0,2131,2848,2140&w=1920&h=1443&fit=crop&auto=format)
I've never unearthed anything this big in my life': Assyrian sculpture with rich history dug up in northern Iraq
The Assyrian Sculpture Court | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The Assyrian Sculpture Court | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
![The Assyrian Guardian Genie/winged spirit is a statue or a wall relief motif commonly found at Royal palace walls for protection, it's thought to depict the God Enlil (more details in comments) The Assyrian Guardian Genie/winged spirit is a statue or a wall relief motif commonly found at Royal palace walls for protection, it's thought to depict the God Enlil (more details in comments)](https://i.redd.it/adui7z5517ra1.jpg)