Nineveh SW Palace, Room XIV (K) panels 13-15

Gypsum wall panel relief: showing prisoners from the town of Alammu. In the lower register Assyrian soldiers and auxiliaries bring the heads of slain prisoners to an officer of the king's guard carrying a long staff and large round shield; they are followed by prisoners handcuffed to the belt, one being executed en route, and women with children who, judging from their dress, are of Syrian type. The scene is set between a river plentiful in fish and a row of trees and vines which point to Syria or a western land. The careful distinctions made in the equipment of the soldiery are interesting. Dating to 700 BC - 692 BC, found in Sennacherib's South West Palace, Room XIV (K) panels 13-15 at Nineveh. Width: 244.1 centimetres 36 photographs, Sony A6000, Photoscan Pro