Photographs of Fourteen Assyrian Friezes, c 1877-1904
Scope and Contents
Composite item consisting of 14 mounted photographs, each showing a section of a frieze in an ancient Assyrian building or buildings. These are all mounted and stamped "A.Giraudon, editeur, 15 R.(rue) Bonaparte, Paris". The sculptures to which the photoraphs relate are held in the British Museum. The friezes are restricted to those which relate to the reign of King Ashurnasirpal II of Asyrria (883-859BC) and to King Ashurbanipal of Assyria (669-631BC).
Dates
- Creation: c 1877-1904
Language of Materials
English
French
Hebrew
Latin
Dutch
Flemish
Full Extent
14 Photographic Prints
Previous reference
A6.2 (i-xiv)
Stock Check (2016-2020)
Located 2017
Processing Information
Extract from legacy printed catalogue (1998): The compilers are indebted to Professor R. Hillenbrand, Department of Fine Art, University of Edinburgh, for advice on the subject-matter, and to Dr Stephanie Dalley, of The Oriental Institute, Oxford, who has provided a detailed analysis of the photographs beginning: "The group is restricted to Ashurnasirpal II and Ashurbanipal, and does not include any of the sculptures of Sennacherib. There are two hundred years between two kings; dates are approximate. The excavators of these pieces were all British. There are no photos of sculptures from French excavators at Khorsabad. The story is told by M.T. Larsen, The Conquest ofAssyria. (Routledge 1997)." Note: comment following quotation in introduction above: -"Approximately two hundred years between the two kings" and so, at least as regards the history, items 1 to 4 date from the 9th century B.C.; items 5 to 14 from the 7th, B.C.
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