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SINCE THEIR ARRIVAL AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM some 150 years ago, the palace sculptures of Assyria have drawn crowds of admirers to view what are undoubtedly some of the greatest stone carvings from antiquity. Commissioned by powerful kingsbetween the ninth and seventh centuries BC, when the small kingdom of Assyria in northern Iraq expanded through conquest to dominate the area from Egypt to Iran, the carved images

are impressive and eloquent witnesses to their remarkable achievements. This book presents a beautiful photographic tour of some of these sculptures, which rank among the most magnificent artistic creations from ancientIraq. The majesty of the Assyrian king, along

with his glorious court and protecting divinities, is revealed in complex designs and astonishing details such as the incised embroidery on robes, the decoration of weapons, or the order within the apparent chaos of battle.

In a fasdnating introduction, Paul Collins explores the historical context of the sculptures and surveys the artistic traditions in which they are rooted. The following chapters dramatically illustrate carvings from five Assyrian royal palaces and the changing styles over a period of more than 200 years. These unforgettable images range from early

symbolic scenes of royal achievements to the final

flourishing of Assyrian relief decoration, in which astonishing scenes of conquest and the hunt capture the raw emotion and energy of animals and humans with extraordinary vitality.

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION:ASSYRIAN PALACE SCULPTURES

THE ART OF ASHURNASIRPAL II

THE ART OF TIGLATH-PILESER III

THE ART OF SARGON II

THE ART OF SENNACHERIB

THE ART OF ASHURBANIPAL

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作者简介：Dr PAUL COLLINS is curator of Later Mesopotamian antiquities at the British Museum.He was previously Assistant Curator in the Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. He is the author of numerous publications including FromEgypt to Babylon: The International Age 1500-500 BC(British Museum Press 2008).

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Between the ninth and seventh centuries BC the small kingdom of Assyria in northern Iraq expanded through conquest to dominate the region from Egypt to Iran. The power of the Assyrian kings was reflected in the creation of a series of magnificent palaces in which the walls of principal rooms and courtyards were lined with huge panels of alabaster carved with images of the monarch as priest, victorious warrior and hunter. Together, the sculptures constitute some of the most impressive and eloquent witnesses of the ancient Middle East. This book serves as a superb visual introduction to what are undoubtedly some of the greatest works of art from the ancient world, showcasing a series of specially taken photographs of the British Museum's unrivalled collection of Assyrian sculptures. These stunning images capture the majesty of the Assyrian king, his magnificent court and its protecting divinities, through individual panels or extraordinary, often overlooked details, such as incised embroidery on robes, the contours of flesh and musculature, the turn of a horse's head or the order within the apparent chaos of battle. An introduction sets the sculptures in their cultural and art-historical context. A brief history of Assyria and the royal palaces is followed by an overview of their discovery, reception and understanding. These are the earliest examples of complex narrative art, and their multilayered meanings occupied entire rooms in which the raw emotion and energy of animals and humans was captured with remarkable vitality. Many of these exceptional carvings rank among the greatest achievements in the history of art.