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After $31 Million Sale of 3,000-Year-Old Assyrian Relief, Experts and Artists Denounce Christie’s

An Assyrian gypsum relief of a Winged Genius. Reign of Ashurnasirpal II, circa 883-859 BC 7 ft 4 in x 6 ft 5 in (223.5 x 195.5 cm). Estimate on request. (image ...
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Focus on the Assyrian Reliefs

This spring, the Assyrian reliefs will be the focus of two exciting programs. This spring, the Assyrian reliefs will be the focus of two exciting programs. On Wednesday, April 24th, Dr. Yelena Rakic ...
Barron's

Christie’s to Auction 3,000-Year-Old Assyrian Sculpture to Fund Scholarship

Christie’s New York will auction an important Assyrian relief on behalf of the Virginia Theological Seminary, the largest accredited Episcopal seminary in the U.S., which has housed the ancient ...
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A second towering Assyrian slab was uncovered at an ancient gate in Iraq

Archaeologists working at one of the ancient gates of Nineveh in northern Iraq have found a second large Assyrian stone slab ...
AINA

Islamists Vandalize Ancient Assyrian Reliefs in North Iraq

The site at Halamata cave on Zawa Mountain, south of Duhok city, is nearly 3,000 years old. It is known as the Maltai reliefs and depicts King Sennacherib who ruled the Assyrian empire from 704 to 681 ...