King Sargon II giving orders to one of his generals [3024×4032]
by AccordingChocolate12
King Sargon II giving orders to one of his generals [3024×4032]
by AccordingChocolate12
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The relief is in the Louvre, which has a webpage on Sargon’s [palace at Khorsabad](https://www.louvre.fr/en/explore/the-palace/the-palace-of-sargon-ii).
Most Assyrian art outside of Iraq has been divided between the British Museum (Nimrud and Nineveh), the Louvre (Khorsabad), and the Vorderasiatisches Museum in Berlin (Aššur), though many other museums have smaller collections of Assyrian art.
I am always astounded by the talent of the crafts people. I could draw a nose or ear and they can carve it so beautifully, it’s as real life.
It’s thrilling to see it so well preserved.
Go grab those filthy hobbitses and bring me back my ring
“Well, one of us is going to have to change”