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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/330/337-02.jpg
Title	Palace at Nineveh (modern Kuyunjik, Iraq), relief, Assurbanipal [Ashurbanipal] and His Queen in the Garden.
Date	647 BCE?
Cultural Context	Iraqi Middle Eastern Near Eastern
Style/Period	Mesopotamian Near Eastern Assyrian
Theme	Architecture (object genre) Buildings Dwellings Palaces Royal palaces Houses Sculpture (visual work) Reliefs (sculptures) Bas-reliefs (sculpture) Panels (ornament areas) Narratives (document genres) Narrative (artistic device) Storytelling Scenes (depictions) Celebrating Celebrations Leisure Sitting Recreation Quality of life Pleasure Pleasure gardens Gardens Plants (vegetation) Trees Vegetation Birds Animals Wild animals Wildlife Figurative art Figures (representations) Profiles (figures) Men (male humans) Monarchs Kings (people) Rulers (people) Leaders (people) Royalty Queens (people) Women Husbands Wives Spouses Servants Domestics Working class Workers Social classes Heads (representations) Heads (animal or human components) Musicians Players (of games, instruments) Musical instruments Lyres Music Costume (mode of fashion) Robes (main garments) Necklaces Neckwear Jewelry Headgear Hairstyles Furniture Furnishings (artifacts) Couches (reclining furniture) Coverlets Bedcovers Bed coverings Chairs (furniture forms) Thrones Ceremonial chairs Armchairs Arms (furniture components) Armrests (object genre) Legs (furniture components) Backs (furniture components) Stools (seating furniture) Footstools (stools) Footrests Seating furniture Tables (support furniture) Food Goblets Drinking vessels Bowls (vessels) Vessels (containers) Containers (receptacles) Fly whisks Pest control Weapons Bows (weapons) Quivers Swords Edged weapons Symbols Symbolism (artistic concept)
Subject	Architecture Buildings Dwellings Residential facilities Castles & palaces Houses Sculpture Bas-reliefs Architectural decorations & ornaments Architectural sculpture Storytelling Celebrations Victory celebrations Leisure Recreation Domestic life Eating & drinking Sitting Gardens Plants Trees Palms Grapevines Birds Animals Flying Men Kings Rulers People associated with politics & government Queens Women Spouses Couples Servants Women domestics Working class Employees Social classes Heads (Anatomy) Body parts Dead persons Musicians Musical instruments Lyres Clothing & dress Robes Necklaces Neckwear Jewelry Headgear Hairstyles Beards Furniture Furnishings Couches Seating furniture Chairs Thrones Stools Tables Food Drinking vessels Bowls (Tableware) Containers Pest control Daggers & swords Bows (Archery) Arms & armament Symbols
People Pictured	Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, fl. 668-627 B.C.
Location Depicted	Nineveh (Extinct city) Iraq
Material	Alabaster (mineral) Gypsum
Measurements	Height approx. 21" (53.3 cm.)
Technique	Sculpting Relief (sculpture techniques) Bas-relief (sculpture technique) Carving (processes)
Work Type	Architecture Buildings Dwellings Castles & palaces Houses Sculpture Architectural sculpture Reliefs (sculptures) Bas-reliefs (sculpture)
Repository	British Museum (London, England, United Kingdom)
Source	Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History. New York: Abrams, 1995. (fig.2-24, p.80)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Stokstad courtesy: The British Museum, London.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 337-02.jpg
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