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Battle scene of Assyrians storming a citadel
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Gypsum alabaster, Neo-Assyrian, Assyrian
Ancient Near Eastern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Joseph Pulitzer Bequest 1955
Title: Battle scene of Assyrians storming a citadel
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Gypsum alabaster, Neo-Assyrian, Assyrian.
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