Eğil Relief

Image View Description

Northwestern Elevation of Rock Formation, Relief

Date

ca. 9-8th centuries BCE

Material/Technique
  • bas-relief
Work Type
sculpture
Style/Period
Assyrian Empire
Style/Period 2
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Culture
Assyrian
Culture 2
Ancient Near Eastern
Location
Eğil (Turkey)
Notes

This relief likely dates from the reign of Shalmaneser III (859–824 BCE) or Sargon II (722 – 705 BCE)

Image Source

Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archeology, Columbia University

Photographer
Zainab Bahrani
Record ID
1516_mmm2015_egilrelief_img_068