Assyrian Timber Transportation relief

The Assyrian Timber Transportation relief is a well-known wall relief from the palace of Dur-Sharrukin, the Assyrian capital under Sargon II. The reliefs are held in the Louvre, having been excavated in 1844 by Paul-Émile Botta.^[1]

The reliefs at the Louvre

Gallery

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  The depictions of horse-headed boats have been compared to those on the Balawat Gates
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  ...as well as to the Neumagen ship at the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier
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  ...this ship on the Nile mosaic of Palestrina...
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  ...and the Arras Medallion from the Beaurains Treasure
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  Botta illustration 1849
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  Botta overview
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  Botta illustration 1849
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  Botta illustration 1849
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  Botta illustration 1849