ART-2030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Ashurnasirpal Ii, Lamassu, Machismo
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Ashur state in back of museum display. Head of man, body of lion, feet of bull, eagle wings, crown with 3 horns (very powerful) From front: both feet planted firmly, solid, not going anywhere. From side: walks people through the gateway, shows 4 legs. Palace wall - labeling narration decoration in every room. Used as propaganda to impress people from conquered areas. 3 people in river swimming back to the city of anu. Suggests: the assyrians only need two of their archers to conquer an entire town. Lions rounded up and put in circular capture. Archers shot the lions then king would come in and kill them. Soften them up before he gets there. Lion has 3 arrows, ashurnasirpal used 1 thrust to go all the way through the lion. Ashurnasirpal looks bored killing lions, thus suggesting it is easy for him to kill rebels.
