Sargon_II_and_dignitary_(particular).jpg


Summary

King Sargon II and a Dignitary-AO 19873-AO 19874 wikidata:Q63676676 reasonator:Q63676676
Artist
Unknown artist Unknown artist
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"
Object type sculpture / archaeological artifact Edit this at Wikidata
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)
Depicted people Sargon II Edit this at Wikidata
Date 8 th century BC
date QS:P,-750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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Medium stone Edit this at Wikidata
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.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Oriental Antiquities, Richelieu wing, ground floor, room 4
Accession number
AO 19873 & AO 19874
Place of discovery palace of Dur-Sharrukin Edit this at Wikidata
Object history
Credit line Excavations of Paul-Émile Botta, 1843–1844
References Louvre Museum ARK ID : 010122698 Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)

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