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| Keywords: Assyrian - Relief of a Kneeling Soldier - Walters 216.jpg This relief from King Ashurbanipal's palace at Nineveh shows an Assyrian soldier kneeling next to a besieged Elamite city wall Holding his round shield over him for protection he scrapes at the mud-brick fortification with his dagger in order to weaken the structure During Ashurbanipal's reign in the final years of Assyria's military glory large-scale siege scenes covered the palace walls between 668 627 BC Neo-Assyrian calcite-alabaster cm 28 20 2 5 accession number 21 6 28518 Joseph Brummer New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1927 place of origin Tell Halaf in present-day Syria Walters Art Museum license Ancient Near East art in the Walters Art Museum Reliefs from Assyria Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Tell Halaf | ||||
