Neo-Assyrian
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Neo-Assyrian art (911-609 BCE) was created during the last great phase of the Assyrian Empire in ancient Mesopotamia. The Neo-Assyrians produced monumental stone reliefs, colossal guardian figures (lamassu), and small bronzes that decorated vast palace complexes at Nimrud, Khorsabad, and Nineveh. Their narrative battle reliefs and lion hunt scenes are among the most powerful works of ancient art.
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Neo-Assyrian art (911-609 BCE) includes monumental palace reliefs, colossal lamassu guardian figures, and small bronzes. Their narrative battle and lion hunt reliefs from Nimrud and Nineveh rank among ancient art's most powerful works.
The Relief Showing the Head of a Winged Genius is on view at the Art Institute of Chicago. Major Neo-Assyrian collections also come from the palace sites of Nimrud, Khorsabad, and Nineveh.
Neo-Assyrian artists carved in stone for palace reliefs and colossal lamassu guardian figures, and worked in bronze for smaller objects.
Neo-Assyrian art dates to 911-609 BCE, the final phase of the Assyrian Empire in ancient Mesopotamia.
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