Tiglath-Pileser III Receiving Homage
Date745/727 BC
Object PlaceWest Asia, Asia
Modern PlaceIraq, West Asia, Asia
MediumLimestone
Dimensions94 × 48 inches (238.76 × 121.92 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Ralph Harman Booth Bequest Fund
Object number50.32
DescriptionRelief slab with six figures positioned in one plane in combined profile and frontal poses. On the far right, an attendant raises a fly whisk over the head of the king. The king wears a tall conical headpiece. In his left hand, he holds a bow and with the other hand he makes a gesture of greeting to the three courtiers on his left. A warrior wearing a helmet prostrates himself at the feet of the king.On View
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1800/1850
1894
circa 1850
1923
c. 1480
c. 1665
1920/1930
1916