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7,000 years of ancient art, from the end of the Stone Age to the fall of the Roman Empire.
Royal Lion Hunt, Assyrian, 875–860 BC, Kalhu (Nimrud), Northwest Palace, reign of Ashurnasirpal II, gypsum. British Museum, London, 1849,1222.8, 1849. Image © The Trustees of the British Museum. All rights reserved