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Tiglath-Pileser III Receiving Homage

Date745/727 BC
Object PlaceWest Asia, Asia
Modern PlaceIraq, West Asia, Asia
MediumLimestone
ClassificationsSculpture
Dimensions94 × 48 inches (238.76 × 121.92 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Ralph Harman Booth Bequest Fund
Object number50.32
DescriptionRelief slab with six figures positioned in one plane in combined profile and frontal poses. On the far right, an attendant raises a fly whisk over the head of the king. The king wears a tall conical headpiece. In his left hand, he holds a bow and with the other hand he makes a gesture of greeting to the three courtiers on his left. A warrior wearing a helmet prostrates himself at the feet of the king.
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Locations
  • Treatment   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Conservation, Fine Art
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of: Hon. Robert Clive; Earl of Plymouth