Kalhu Collection

Openwork plaque with a striding sphinx, c. 9th-8th century B. C. (ivory)
5054677 Openwork plaque with a striding sphinx, c.9th-8th century B.C. (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian, (9th century BC); 8.8x10.3 x2.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

An Assyrian cavalry
5307972 An Assyrian cavalry.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Assyrian cavalry pursuing their enemies. From a bas relief found at Nimrud. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Shipping the Great Bull from Nimroud, at Morghill, on the Euphrates, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Shipping the Great Bull from Nimroud, at Morghill, on the Euphrates, [Iraq], 1850. The drawing from which the Engraving...is taken has been brought over by one of the Messrs

Assyrian decoration, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Assyrian decoration, (1898). Examples of ancient Assyrian painting, polychrome sculpture and pottery from what is now Iraq: Fig 1: Portion of a glazed brick from a palace at Khorsabad

Nisroch, Assyrian god, mid 19th century. Assyrian eagle-winged god Nisroch carrying a pine cone, the symbol of regeneration. Ancient Assyria, a kingdom of Mesoptamia, was located in modern Iraq

Furniture plaque carved in relief with a male figure grasping a tree, c. 8th century B. C
3900045 Furniture plaque carved in relief with a male figure grasping a tree, c.8th century B.C. (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian; 26.7x11.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Painted bricks from the N. W. Palace at Nimroud [Calah], 1849 (lithograph)
3899816 Painted bricks from the N.W. Palace at Nimroud [Calah], 1849 (lithograph) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); New York Public Library, USA; (add.info.: From The monuments of Nineveh)

Relief panel, Neo-Assyrian, c. 883-859 B. C. (gypsum alabaster)
3493060 Relief panel, Neo-Assyrian, c.883-859 B.C. (gypsum alabaster) by Neo-Assyrian, (9th century BC); 233.7 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Relief panel of king and eunuch, c. 883-59 B. C. (gypsum alabaster)
3597306 Relief panel of king and eunuch, c.883-59 B.C. (gypsum alabaster) by Neo-Assyrian, (9th century BC); 234.3x233.7 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Furniture plaque carved in relief with a ram-headed sphinx, c. 9th-8th century B. C
3900049 Furniture plaque carved in relief with a ram-headed sphinx, c.9th-8th century B.C. (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian, (9th century BC); 10.1x6.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Fan or fly-whisk handle in the form of four female figures, c. 8th-7th century B. C
3900042 Fan or fly-whisk handle in the form of four female figures, c.8th-7th century B.C. (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian, (7th century BC); height: 9.9 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Furniture plaque carved in relief with a griffin in a floral landscape, c
6176490 Furniture plaque carved in relief with a griffin in a floral landscape, c.9th-8th century B.C. (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian, (9th century BC); 7.8x6.1x1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Openwork furniture plaque with a rearing goat, c. 9th-8th century B. C. (ivory)
5054685 Openwork furniture plaque with a rearing goat, c.9th-8th century B.C. (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian, (9th century BC); height: 16 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Furniture plaque carved in high relief with two Egyptianizing figures flanking a volute
5049854 Furniture plaque carved in high relief with two Egyptianizing figures flanking a volute tree, c.9th-8th century BC (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian

Relief panel of guardian and eunuch, c. 883-59 B. C. (gypsum alabaster)
3597307 Relief panel of guardian and eunuch, c.883-59 B.C. (gypsum alabaster) by Neo-Assyrian, (9th century BC); 234.3x242.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Relief panel of supernatural figure, c. 883-59 B. C. (gypsum alabaster)
3597304 Relief panel of supernatural figure, c.883-59 B.C. (gypsum alabaster) by Neo-Assyrian, (9th century BC); 114.3x95.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Furniture plaque carved in relief with lion-headed figure, c. 8th-7th century B. C. (ivory)
3900048 Furniture plaque carved in relief with lion-headed figure, c.8th-7th century B.C. (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian, (7th century BC); 10.5x5.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Head of a female figure, c. 8th-7th century B. C. (ivory)
3900043 Head of a female figure, c.8th-7th century B.C. (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian, (7th century BC); 5x3.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The palaces of Nimroud [Calah] restored, 1853 (lithograph)
3899808 The palaces of Nimroud [Calah] restored, 1853 (lithograph) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); New York Public Library

Head of a female figure, c. 8th century B. C. (ivory)
3900044 Head of a female figure, c.8th century B.C. (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian, (7th century BC); 4.2x3.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Champleve furniture or cosmetic box plaque with a winged youth, c. 700 BC (ivory)
3525786 Champlevefurniture or cosmetic box plaque with a winged youth, c. 700 BC (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian, (7th century BC); 5.9 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Horse frontlet carved in relief with a female figure flanked by lions, c
5049851 Horse frontlet carved in relief with a female figure flanked by lions, c.9th-8th century BC (ivory) by Assyrian School; 16.2x6.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Relief panel of winged eagle-headed supernatural figure, c. 883-59 B. C. (gypsum alabaster)
3597305 Relief panel of winged eagle-headed supernatural figure, c.883-59 B.C. (gypsum alabaster) by Neo-Assyrian, (9th century BC); 106.1x60.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Plaque with falcon-headed Re wearing crown of Upper and Lower Egypt, c
3525784 Plaque with falcon-headed Re wearing crown of Upper and Lower Egypt, c.8th-7th century BC (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian, (7th century BC); height: 7.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Furniture plaque carved in relief with stylized tree, c. 8th-7th century B. C. (ivory)
3900039 Furniture plaque carved in relief with stylized tree, c.8th-7th century B.C. (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian, (7th century BC); 7.59x6.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Cloisonne furniture plaque with a figure holding a sword, c. 9th-8th century BC (ivory)
5049863 Cloisonnefurniture plaque with a figure holding a sword, c.9th-8th century BC (ivory) by Assyrian, (9th century BC); 1.38x1.65 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Cloisonne furniture or cosmetic box plaque with three frontal heads, c. 8th-7th century B
3900046 Cloisonnefurniture or cosmetic box plaque with three frontal heads, c.8th-7th century B.C. (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian, (7th century BC); 2.59x6.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The king and sacrificial altar at Nimroud [Calah], 1853 (lithograph)
3899851 The king and sacrificial altar at Nimroud [Calah], 1853 (lithograph) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); New York Public Library

Head of a eunuch, 1849 (lithograph)
3899822 Head of a eunuch, 1849 (lithograph) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); New York Public Library, USA; (add.info.: From The monuments of Nineveh)

Painted ornaments from Nimroud [Calah], 1849 (lithograph)
3899820 Painted ornaments from Nimroud [Calah], 1849 (lithograph) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); New York Public Library, USA; (add.info.: From The monuments of Nineveh)

Two archers and a shield bearer, 1849 (lithograph)
3899809 Two archers and a shield bearer, 1849 (lithograph) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); New York Public Library, USA; (add.info.: From The monuments of Nineveh)

The King and Sacrificial Altar, Nimrud, plate 4 from Nineveh and its Remains
STC222048 The King and Sacrificial Altar, Nimrud, plate 4 from Nineveh and its Remains by Austen Henry Layard (1817-94) published 1849 (litho) by English School

Incised horse frontlet carved into the shape of a flowering, volute palmette tree
5054693 Incised horse frontlet carved into the shape of a flowering, volute palmette tree, 9th-8th Century BC (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian, (9th century BC); height:4.21 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art

Furniture plaque carved in relief with sphinx, c. 9th-8th century B. C. (ivory)
3900050 Furniture plaque carved in relief with sphinx, c.9th-8th century B.C. (ivory) by Neo-Assyrian, (9th century BC); 6.2x7.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Bas-reliefs at an entrance to a small temple at Nimroud [Calah], 1853 (lithograph)
3899850 Bas-reliefs at an entrance to a small temple at Nimroud [Calah], 1853 (lithograph) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); New York Public Library

A winged human-headed lion from Nimroud [Calah], 1849 (lithograph)
3899807 A winged human-headed lion from Nimroud [Calah], 1849 (lithograph) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); New York Public Library, USA; (add.info.: From The monuments of Nineveh)

Glazed pottery from the tombs above the central Edifice, Nimroud [Calah]
3899817 Glazed pottery from the tombs above the central Edifice, Nimroud [Calah], 1849 (lithograph) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); New York Public Library

Colossal lion from the Great Entrance at Nimroud [Calah], 1853 (lithograph)
3899810 Colossal lion from the Great Entrance at Nimroud [Calah], 1853 (lithograph) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); New York Public Library

The Palaces of Nimrud Restored, 1853. A reconstruction of the palaces built by the Assyrian King Ashurbanipal on the banks of the Tigris in the 7th century BC

Great Ziggurat, Calah (Nimrud), Iraq, 1977. Ziggurats were temple towers of terraced pyramid form built by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia

Gate, Northwest Palace, Calah (Nimrud), Iraq, 1977. The Northwest Palace was the most important palace at the Assyrian city of Nimrud. It was built by Ashurnasirpal II in the 9th century BC

Frieze, Northwest Palace, Calah (Nimrud), Iraq, 1977. The Northwest Palace was the most important palace at the Assyrian city of Nimrud. It was built by Ashurnasirpal II in the 9th century BC

Cunieform Inscription from Nimbrud in classical Neo-Assyrian script, 879 BC. Made during Reign of Ashurbanipal II, 879 BC. Ashur-nasir-pal II was king of Assyria from 883 to 859 BC. British Museum

Phoenician Ivory, from a piece of furniture, probably made for export to Egypt, c8th century BC. Found at the burnt place at Nimrud. Britsh Museum

The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, c858 BC-824 BC. A black limestone Assyrian sculpture with many scenes in bas-relief and inscriptions

Phoenician bronze of a man with animals for sacrifice, 8th century BC
Phoenician bronze of a man with animals for sacrifice, found in the Burnt Palace at Nimrud, from the British Museums collection, 8th century BC

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"Discover the Ancient Artistry of Kalhu: A Journey through Assyrian Treasures" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of Kalhu, an ancient city that thrived during the 9th-8th century B. C. Delve into its rich history as we explore a myriad of exquisite artifacts that showcase the artistic brilliance of this once-great civilization. Behold the intricate openwork plaque adorned with a majestic striding sphinx, crafted from delicate ivory. Marvel at its detailed craftsmanship, a testament to the skill and precision of Assyrian artisans. Next, gaze upon an enchanting piece of Assyrian decoration from 1898, created by an unknown artist. This mesmerizing artwork transports us to another era, where kings ruled with grandeur and opulence. Speaking of kings, let us not forget Ashurnasirpal II - an influential figure who left his mark on Kalhu's legacy. Admire his statue standing tall and proud; it exudes power and authority befitting a ruler of his stature. As we venture further into this ancient realm, our eyes are drawn to a remarkable statue depicting a winged lion with a human head. Nimrud comes alive through this sculpture - symbolic yet awe-inspiring in its representation. King Shamshi-Adad V also takes center stage in our exploration. His presence is felt through relics like furniture plaques carved in relief; one showcases him grasping onto a tree while emanating strength and wisdom. The painted bricks discovered at Nimroud offer glimpses into everyday life within these ancient walls. The lithograph captures their vibrant colors and intricate patterns – remnants frozen in time for us to marvel at today. Neo-Assyrian art reveals itself through gypsum alabaster relief panels showcasing scenes from royal courts or religious ceremonies – each stroke telling stories etched deep within history's tapestry. Another striking relief panel portrays both king and eunuch, a testament to the diverse roles within Assyrian society.