#ancient assyria

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

Cesare Saccaggi (1868-1934) "Great Semiramis, Queen of Assyria" (c. 1905) Oil on canvas, gold and precious stones The myth of Semiramis has its roots in late antiquity. Historiography, religion, art and literature have contributed to passing on different and contradictory legends linked to her figure over the centuries: some recognize her as the enlightened Assyrian ruler Shammuramat, wife of King Shamshi-Adad V and regent of his son Addu-Nirari III--to whom we owe the realization of the hanging gardens of Babylon.For others, Semiramis is the daughter of a nymph, abandoned in the desert and then fed by doves - the 'daughter of the air', according to Calderón de la Barca and Carlo Gozzi. Or she is the daughter of the goddess Derceto and the Syrian Caistro, married first to Onne, then to King Nino, with whom she had a son who, according to tradition, when he became an adult, chased her from the throne and killed her. During her reign, Semiramis conquered Mesopotamia, Egypt and Ethiopia. Herodotus and Diodorus Siculus speak of her as a great and good sovereign.

#paintings #art #artwork #painting #female portrait #cesare saccaggi #oil on canvas #fine art #italian artist #gold #precious stones #portrait of a woman #big cat #animals #costume #costumes #history #mythology #assyrian #ancient assyria #aesthetic #aesthetics #white dress #dressess #early 1900s #early 20th century

[memories-of-ancients]

Gilded silver cup depicting the Assyrian subjugation of the Elamites, Neo-Assyrian Empire, 8th-7th century BC.

from The Miho Museum, Kyoto

#history #antiquities #art #ancient history #ancient art #ancient assyria

[rogerriddle]

Albert Racinet's "Polychrome Ornament," 1869

PLATE IV ASSYRIAN ART EXAMPLES OF POLYCHROMATIC DECORATION

TWO distinct periods may be noted in Assyrian art: the first, that of the foundation of Babylon by the Nabateans, on an alluvial soil destitute of stone quarries-a period characterized by the exclusive use of brick, an.cl in which architecture was confined within very narrow limits; and a second period, that of the foundation of Nineveh by the Scythians, the conquerors of primitj.ve Babylon, in a region where basalt ancl numerous stone quarries rendered possible a monumental architecture quite unknown to the Babylonians. It is to this Ninevite period, which might also be called the Scytho-Assyrian, that the majority of the remains collected in the museums of London and Paris belong; as also do the various specimens given in our plate.

NINEVEH - PALACE OF KHORSABAD. No. 1.-Painted sculptures, after Layard. Nos. 2, 3, 4.-Painted sculptures, after Victor Place. No. 5.-Bricks inlaid in colours, after Layard. Nos. 6 to 10.-Enamelled bricks, after Victor Place. Nos. 11 to 18.-Various specimens, after La yard. Nos. 19, 20.-Paintings, after Victor Place. Nos. 21 to 23.-Restorations, after Botta

#Albert Racinet #art #ancient history #ancient art #1800s art #1800s #19th century #ancient assyria #assyrian #antiquity #illustration #design #aesthetic #cultural art

[jacobpking]

Who are some great historical figures from African, Persian and Middle-Eastern Antiquity?

Hidden gems or legends are welcome

I wanna do some learning👀

#ancient history #ancient persia #ancient egypt #ancient africa #babylon #history tag #antiquity #bronze age #historical #history #ancient assyria #carthage

[joelchaimholtzman]

Painting from some years ago I made of a Hebrew Tribal Leader. Artwork was made for my worldbuilding, set in the Bronze Age Levant and explores the different contemporary cultures and mythologies.

I havent posted quite a bit for my worldbuilding, as I decided to explore different subject matters for the foreseable future. (Avatar, Dune, and more to come). Once the time is right and my visual library has grown, I will revisit the worldbuilding and the ancient Levant.

Hope you are doing well,

JCH

#dungeons and dragons #board games #concept art #fantasy art #tabletop games #magic the gathering #digital painting #character design #ancient history #armor #ancient israel #jewish #hebrew #biblical #ancient egypt #ancient assyria

[fmstonecarving]

Masked Assyrian Winged Genie.

Hand carved in sandstone, now in possession of the British Museum.

Can be viewed here: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_2020-6011-1

#carving #stone carving #sculpture #art #traditional art #ancient history #ancient art #archaeology #antiquities #ancient civilizations #assyria #neo assyrian #ancient assyria #mesopotamia #mesopotamian art #mesopotamian #british museum #museum #the british museum #hand crafted

[999lcf]

#witch #witchcraft #witches #witchblr #beginner witches #beginner witch #godess #paganism #ancient history #art history #history #ancient babylon #ancient sumeria #sumerian #ancient culture #ancient assyria #mesopotamia #ancient architecture #archaeology #architecture #grimoire #dark aesthetic #occult

[b--art]

Can’t decide if I should finish colouring this.

Any guesses of who they are? A clue: two characters from old Assyrian history.

#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #design #male #concept art #ancient assyria #Assyria #digital art #artworld #artwork #digital portrait #digital illustration #digital drawing

[vsthepomegranate]

Horse Blinker, carved in relief with a seated Sphinx

Assyria, 1365-609

#ancient art #mesopotamia #ancient assyria #Sphinx #eastern mediterranean #middle eastern art #MENA #SWANA

[mrsjdavis]

Oh my goodness, Lamassi the weaver, you tell him!

"Who is this man who lives in your house and who is criticizing the textiles when they get to him?” the tablet reads. ��I try my best to make and send textiles to you!”

#lol #mawwage... #archaeology #ancient assyria #the new ea nasir y'all

[cashmerecrow]

Palace of Sennacherib Discoveries:

Museum of Antiquity (1885)

#this book is such a beast! i'm sure i'll post pictures of the cover and more inside pages! #it's such an old looking fantasy tome! #got extremely luck with the price on my copy as well :D #mesopotamia #ancient assyria #assyrian #babylonian #babylonia #book collection #dark academia #photography #antique books #vintage #antiques #gothic #books & libraries #books and libraries #library #light academia #victorian #books #bookshelf #bookblr #old books #historic #history #do not upload on other sites/steal

[brolfregius]

We should bring back the Assyrian tradition of treaties being just a series of conditional maledictions. No, i do not want to visit a notar or some boring lawyer, bring back law wizardy.

#sumerian #mesopotamia #tagamemnon #legal #ancient assyria

[memories-of-ancients]

Carved gypsum panel from the palace of Nimrud, Assyrian, 9th century BC

from The Ashmolean Museum

#history #antiquities #art #ancient art #ancient history #ancient assyria

[brookek31]

#ancient assyria #tagamemnon

[aivoluptulicious]

Hot woman of Assyria Assyria was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization which existed as a city-state from the 21st century BC to the 14th century BC

#ai photography #ai generated #lovely breasts #cougar #large bust #leonardo ai #long hair #portrait #woman #mature woman #assyri #ancient assyria #assyrian #assyriology #hot as fuck #bust

[joelchaimholtzman]

Piece from a few months back that I made exploring my worldbuilding. Emphasis was on simplicity, gesture and brush economy.

Hope you like it!

#warrior #hebrew #israel #jewish #biblical #ancient history #magic the gathering #dungeons and dragons #knight #armor #ancient assyria #ancient greece #babylon #assyria #mythology #warhammer #games workshop