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Assyrian Archers Pursuing Enemies: The Bronze Age

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The Bronze Age came to an end around the year 1200 BCE, and Mesopotamia fell back into political disorder. The Assyrians succeeded in bringing the near east back under their rule. Art was acclaimed to the Assyrian Kingdom to show their power and document their achievements; military movements and conquests were among their favorite topics that much of their art focused on. The piece before you is called Assyrian Archers Pursuing Enemies, it is a relief dated to 875-860 BCE. Reliefs were an art technique used to give the view that the subject was raised above the background plane. Profile is a side view of a figure and composite is a combination of a frontal and side view; in this relief you can see the fleeing enemies and their comrades in
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