Reliefs of a Hunt, Banquet, and Temple

721 BC - 705 BC
Stone
Khorsabad
280 cm (restored), 280 cm (restored) x 260 cm, 240 cm x 25 cm, 25 cm

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Discussion Questions

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What function do you think the temple in the first relief served?

Look closely. What do you see in the stream below the temple?

Based on the evidence presented in the second relief, how do you think Mesopotamian kings might have entertained themselves?

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