This carved stone face probably belonged to a head of a sphinx. The Assyrian king Sennacherib ordered several colossal statues to be made in his new palace. Such giant statues were thought to have a supra-natural protective power. From the south-west palace at Nineveh (modern Ninawa Governorate, Iraq), northern Mesopotamia. 700-695 BCE. (The British Museum).

Overall view and details from “Apkallu-figure and the Sacred Tree,” Assyrian Art circa 1883 BC on view at the Brooklyn Museum. Ancient Assyrians believed that eagle-headed beings with human bodies, called “apkallu,” were endowed by the gods with extraordinary wisdom. #assyrian #assyrianart #apkallu #brooklyn #brooklynmuseum #gypsum #stone #carvedreliefs (at Brooklyn Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch2RNaCLzDj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Mesopotomia - Civilization Begins This beauty is out today from @gettymuseum publications. I've been reading for a minute, as i got an advanced copy for preview purposes, but i'm still working my way through it. It's a topic i'm deeply passionate about, and the historical essays are fascinating, and the artwork and photography is stunning, so wanted to take my time and write something nice... I had the good fortune to see some of this collection, of #AssyrianArt, at the @gettyvilla with @the_mystic_wood some months back. It was a profoundly moving and magickal experience, being in the same room with these sandstone artworks several millenia old; one could almost hear the whispering sands of time, feel the accumulated weight of days, of lives lived in their stony orbits, of thousands of years of sunrises, sunsets, wind, and rain. It's humbling and inspiring to the utmost degree. Will share some of my photographs of the Assyrian Art exhibit, in the meanwhile, while i'm getting my thoughts together for a finalized review. For those missing going to museums, or just #artlovers, #bibliophiles, and #bookworms, Mesopotomia: Civilization Begins would be a welcome addition to yr coffeetable or bookshelf. . #Mesopotomia #MesopotomianArt #AncientArt #AncientWorld #MesopotomiaCivilizationBegins #GettyPublications #GettyVilla #Babylon #Sumer #SumerianArt #BabylonianArt #MiddleEast #MiddleEasternArt #books #booklover #bookblogger #bookreview #artbooks #artlover #amreading #newreleases #April7 #jsimpson #emeraldtablecollective #forestpunkrecommends https://www.instagram.com/p/B-r_ceMllbB/?igshid=lrtib3ofi3iv

Whispering sands An excerpt and a preview of a micro-#chapbook I submitted last night for Ghost City Press' summer series. Based on an exhibit of #assyrianart I saw at the @gettyvilla w @the_mystic_wood! Did the layout myself, as well, using indesign. Took the photo myself, as well, using @ektacam and then editing using @exposuresoftware. Am very excited to be getting back into #poetry, as well as getting more into #photography, #photoediting, #graphicdesign, #layout and #productdesign! Super inspired right now. . #poetrysubmission #whisperingsands #poetrycommunity #poetsofinstagram #paganpoetry #paganart #pagansofinstagram #assyria #antiquity #gettyvilla #amcientworld #ancientart #magick #occult #occultart #designersofinstagram #photo #photogram #editorsofinstagram #designlife #jsimpson #emeraldtabletcollective (at Getty Villa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9QCxzqB822/?igshid=1618oa86yxagq

The egyptians belief in the afterlife played a crucial role in shaping the Egyptian Art Movement.

🔷Louvre In Tehran. Portrait of a Medese tribute bearer , alabaster , Neo Assyrian art, Dur Sharrukhin, 8th century B.C., photo Abdoreza Majdi March 2018. This portrait can be compared with profile portraits of some Kurdish people living in Iranian Zagros settlements now. #abdorezamajdi #AssyrianArt#AncientIran#AchaemenidArt#Louvre#iraniannationalmuseum #Louvreintehran# 🆎چهره ى خراجگزار مادى ، نقش برجسته ى آشورى قرن ٨ ق.م.، سنگ رخام گچى، دور شاروكين ؛ اين نيمرخ با برخى چهره هاى هموطنان كرد در مناطق باستانى زاگرس شمالى ى و مركزى شباهت بسيار دارد، توجه به سبك شناسى نقش برجسته هاى نو آشورى به درك جنبه هايي از هنر هخامنشى كمك ميكند؛ موزه ى لوور در نماشگاه موزه ى ملى ايران، عكس از عبدالرضا مجدى

#britishmuseum #assyrianart #relief #assyrianreliefs #cuneiform #ékírás #textures #ikozosseg #mik (helyszín: British Museum)