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Bassorilievo di Assurnasirpal II

ca. 883–859 BCE
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Le stanze del palazzo di Nimrud erano decorate con grandi lastre di pietra incise a bassorilievo e con pareti e soffitti dai colori vivaci, mentre figure scolpite stavano a guardia delle entrate. In questa opera il re Assurnasirpal II indossa un copricapo conico con una piccola visiera che lo distingue nelle sue funzioni. Nella mano sinistra impugna un arco che simboleggia la sua autorità, mentre nella destra regge una coppa per le offerte cerimoniali. Il servitore di fronte al re muove l’aria intorno a lui con uno scacciamosche e regge un mestolo che serve a riempire la coppa del sovrano. Il carattere rituale della scena appare chiaro dalla dignitosa compostezza delle figure.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Bassorilievo di Assurnasirpal II
  • Periodo: Periodo neoassiro, regno di Assurnasirpal II
  • Data: ca. 883-859 a.C.
  • Area geografica: Mesopotamia, rinvenuto a Kalhu (odierna Nimrud)
  • Materiale e tecnica: Alabastro gessoso
  • Dimensioni: Alt. 234,3 cm
  • Crediti: Dono di John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1932
  • Numero d'inventario: 32.143.4
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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