Sargon_II_and_dignitary_(particular).jpg
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Summary
King Sargon II and a Dignitary-AO 19873-AO 19874 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Unknown artist
Unknown artist
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Title |
King Sargon II and a Dignitary-AO 19873-AO 19874
label QS:Len,"King Sargon II and a Dignitary-AO 19873-AO 19874"
label QS:Len-gb,"King Sargon II and a Dignitary-AO 19873-AO 19874"
label QS:Lfr,"Le roi Sargon II et un haut dignitaire"
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Object type | sculpture / archaeological artifact | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English:
Sargon II and dignitary. Low-relief from the L wall of the palace of Sargon II at
Dur Sharrukin
in Assyria (now Khorsabad in Iraq), c. 716–713 BC.
(particular)
Français :
Le roi Sargon II et un haut dignitaire. Bas-relief du mur L du palais bâti par Sargon II à Dur Sharukin, en Assyrie (actuelle Khorsabad, Iraq), v. 713–716 av. J.-C. Fouilles de Paul-Émile Botta en 1843–1844. (particulier)
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Depicted people | Sargon II | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
8
th
century
BC
date QS:P,-750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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Medium | stone | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | H. 3.30 m (10 ft. 9 ¾ in.), W. 2.30 m (7 ft. 6 ½ in.), D. 33 cm (12 ¾ in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q19675
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Current location |
Department of Oriental Antiquities, Richelieu wing, ground floor, room 4
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Accession number |
AO 19873 & AO 19874
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Place of discovery | palace of Dur-Sharrukin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
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Credit line | Excavations of Paul-Émile Botta, 1843–1844 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References | Louvre Museum ARK ID : 010122698 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Authority file | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | Jastrow (2006) |
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