07 HERODOTUS–ACHAEMENID, I: THRONE BEARERS
Ernst Herzfeld Papers :: NMAA National Museum of Asian Art • F|S Freer|Sackler Galleries
OI Oriental Institute (University of Chicago)
The Ohio State University Herodotos Project

learning goals:

1. identify unique accession numbers
2. catalog artifacts by standard categorical descriptions (e.g. material, size, color, decoration)
3. catalog artifacts by type (e.g. standard formula, dedications)
4. catalog artifacts by narrative style
5. record provenance (point of origin) whenever possible–particularly archaeologcal context
6. include results of laboratory analysis and/or conservation, whenever possible

Fill out the .pdf worksheet (here) with the information below

Find images and data concerning the following five stone/gypsum monuments from two sets of monumental inscriptions from DMV institutions. Limit your analysis to these Neo-Assyrian carved reliefs and inscriptions, meeting the following criteria:

• provide the acession number (unique museum identifying number–sometimes not applicable)
• provide formal or stylistic comments from the online description
• provide the provenance/archeological context, or note absence and estimated point of origin
• find this set of three: one matched pair at the Virginia Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary (VTS) as well as another formerly there (now sold)
• find this set of two: one from The Walters Art Museum (WAM) and one from the Semitics/Institute of Christian Oriental Research (ICOR) at Catholic University
• find panels related the Standard Inscription of of Ashurnasirpal from the NW Palace at Kahlu (mod. Nimrud), from parallel museum collections (with accession numbers)

1-2. STANDARD INSCRIPTION WITH WINGED GENII (VTS RIMA 2 A.0.101.23)
image (paired inscribed panels):
date/period:
provenance/point of origin: NW Palace of Assurnasirpal II, room S
form/style/description:
material: gypsum
accession number (if possible):
parallel/comparison (how is it simiar?):