Brick wall decorations, Assurnasirpal I, swastika

Istanbul Archaeology Museums, Turkey

Four-pointed cross engraved on glazed brick wall decorations with inscription offered by Assurnasirpal II. The tile is designed with fine geometric and floral patterns. North Mesopotamia. Middle - Neo Assyrian Period. 1243 - 824 B.C.


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Four-pointed cross and fine geometric and floral designs on glazed brick offered by Assurnasirpal II
Taken on  Tuesday 07th of July 2015
Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: SP800UZ
Genre:  1243 - 824 B.C.
Source:  Istanbul, Turkey

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