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Relief Showing the Assyrian King Sargon II in His Chariot
The Assyrian king Sargon II, identified by a crown, is riding through a forest in his chariot. An attendant holds a parasol to shield him from the sun. Barefoot soldiers walk in front of the king, and lead him to the shore of a lake, where there is a shrine (not pictured).
Representations of kings are always ideological statements. It may be that this scene shows the reverence of the king to the gods.
Name: Relief Showing the Assyrian King Sargon II in His Chariot
Material: Alabaster (gypsum)
Size:
Width: 2.39 m (7 ft 10 in)
Height: 2.81 m (9 ft 3 in)
Date: 717-705 BCE
Place of Origin: Palace of Sargon II, Khorsabad, Iraq
Location: Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago, Illinois
Source and Registration#:
Oriental Institute Museum A11255
Geoff Emberling
Former Chief Curator, Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago
