Bearded man from Tiglath-Pileser III's Palace

Description

Gypsum wall panel from palace of Tiglath-Pileser III: carved in low relief. This fragment, the head of a bearded man-headed bull, wearing a two-horned 'polos', the top of which is feathers held by a band decorated with concentric squares, is remarkable for the elaborate representation of a bull's ear in profile and for the relation of the fine of the forehead to the nose and cheek-bone, which gives a concave effect. Dating to 728 BC, found in the central palace of Nimrud. Height: 113 centimetres Width: 69 centimetres This scan was done just before closing time, so lighting was not good. You can see this by the specularity of the mesh.