HUNTING ASSYRIAN Mesopotamia Stone Relief Wall Plaque
Ashurbanipal
Hunting
Assyrian Relief
Wall Plaque
Bonded Stone
Museum Art
Reproduction
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Based on an ancient artifact housed at the British Museum, London, 645 B.C. From Ashurbanipal Palace, Nineveh
This fragment from a wall originally found in the Assyrian palace of Nineveh depicts King Ashurbanipal as part of a larger scene hunting wild asses with the help of hounds.
These animals were considered a nuisance and their killing was a meritorious activity suitable for the king.
Ashurbanipal reigned at a time when the Assyrian empire was at its zenith. He waged wars against the Elamites, defeating them in several occasions and also quelled revolts in Babylon thus keeping the empire under his firm control.
After his reign however, the Assyrian empire fell apart in the span of twenty years.
Made from crushed stone and resin with a soapstone finish and as many intricate details replicating the original as humanly possible.
Dimensions: 22" H x 27.5" W
Weight: 22 lbs.
# M-004S
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The history of art reproductions takes us back to Imperial Rome where bronze and marble reproductions of Greek masterpieces served as decoration for lavish Roman villas and gardens.
The art of casting is thousands of years old: terracottas, bronzes and ancient glass were cast from molds.
Closer to our time in the mid-18th century coinciding with the search for new artistic styles which took inspiration from the roots of classic art (neoclassicism) and the discovery of Herculaneum in 1738 and Pompeii in 1748, archaeological reproductions reappeared all over Europe.
As a result of French expeditions to Egypt during the nineteenth century, a casting facility was set up next to the Louvre Museum where many important archaeological pieces from ancient Egypt were reproduced.
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