The Balawat Gates of Ashurnasirpal II

By: John Curtis

This volume publishes in full two sets of highly elaborate Neo-Assyrian bronze gate decorations from the site of Balawat in northern Iraq. The gates were made in the reign of King Ashurnasirpal II & the figurative scenes on the 32 bands of chased & embossed bronze provide a wealth of historical and art-historical information.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 071411166X
• ISBN13: 9780714111667
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.0" x 0.8" x 8.8"