Title: Detail of Assurnasirpal II Killing Lions. Date: C. 875-860 BCE. Height: 39” Current Location: British Museum, London
The figure is currently located in British Museum, London. It shows one of the many practices of the Assryians. The Assryians performed several different religious ceremonies. Amongst these religious practices was a ceremony known as the Lion Hunt. The Assryians saw lion hunting as a royal virtue in par with celebrating victories from wars. Lion hunting showed the strength of the ruler. It is a composite perspective art piece which means the image slightly sticks out of the canvas making it three dimensional. Even though this type of Art Work has been seen in the Egyptian culture, it is still different. When Egyptians created their art work, their lines were always rigid and straight. n This differed from the Assyrians because they showed curves in their lines and human movement.
Art Work in Action 