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Austen Henry Layard — Monuments of Ninevah: Plate 6, Fish-god (Nimroud); Figure near an Entrance (Kouyunjik)

Austen Henry Layard

Monuments of Ninevah: Plate 6, Fish-god (Nimroud); Figure near an Entrance (Kouyunjik)

1853

Part of Layard's groundbreaking archaeological documentation, these lithographs reveal the intricate mythology and artistic sophistication of ancient Mesopotamian civilization.

Medium
lithograph in black and beige

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Austen Henry Layard, Monuments of Ninevah: Plate 6, Fish-god (Nimroud); Figure near an Entrance (Kouyunjik), 1853

Part of Layard's groundbreaking archaeological documentation, these lithographs reveal the intricate mythology and artistic sophistication of ancient Mesopotamian civilization.

Medium
lithograph in black and beige
Year
1853
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Nineteenth Century, Monumental, Documentary, Historical, Archaeology, Ancient Art, British, Lithograph, Beige Tones, Figurative

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