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Relief depicting Assyrian warriors on horseback armed with bow and arrows. London, British Museum

Photograph
ca. 1880s (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
british museum (photographed)

A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of a relief of a warrior on horseback with bow and arrows.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
Sculpture
Archaeology
Topography
Museums
Object type
Photograph
TitleRelief depicting Assyrian warriors on horseback armed with bow and arrows. London, British Museum (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Photographic Paper
Photography
Brief description
Photograph of relief depicting Assyrian warriors on horseback armed with bow and arrows. London, British Museum, albumen print, ca. 1880s
Physical description
A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of a relief of a warrior on horseback with bow and arrows.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 26.5cm
  • Mount width: 33cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Relief: Warriors (on horseback) armed with bow and arrows. London, British Museum. Assyrian sculpture. Reverse side: "492 Nineveh Sculpture - Brit Mus Manosell teo. be."'
  • (National Art Library blind stamp)
Object history
This photograph is part of a group of topographical photographs bought by the museum from Messrs E. Parsons & Sons in 1897, which, according to departmental records, formerly belonged to Dr. J.H. Middleton. It Is likely that the Dr. J.H. Middleton referred to is Dr.John Henry Middleton, who was Director of the art collections at the South Kensington Museum from 1892 until his death in 1896, and who travelled widely in the 1870's and 1880's.
Subjects depicted
Horses
Bows (Weapons)
Arrows
Reliefs
Places depicted
British Museum
Assyria
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
PH.3253-1897

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Record createdApril 11, 2014
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1290934/relief-depicting-assyrian-warriors-on-photograph-unknown/
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