Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Assyrian bas-relief
ancient artwork
gptkbp:catalogueNumber BM 124867-124876
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:created gptkb:Ashurbanipal
7th century BC
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Neo-Assyrian
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:British_Museum
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:Ashurbanipal
royal power
lion hunting
realistic animal anatomy
symbolic victory over chaos
gptkbp:dimensions panels up to 2.3 meters high
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Austen_Henry_Layard
gptkbp:discoveredIn 19th century
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:British_Museum,_London
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:North_Palace_of_Nineveh
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal
gptkbp:influenced later depictions of royal hunts
gptkbp:influencedBy Assyrian artistic tradition
gptkbp:material gypsum alabaster
gptkbp:pieceCount over 10
gptkbp:significance masterpiece of Assyrian art
gptkbp:style Assyrian relief
gptkbp:subject royal lion hunt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ashurbanipal_reliefs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6