Detail of an alabaster-bas relief depicting the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal. The king is identified by his conical head cap. The king holds a bow and throws arrows towards a succession of lions. Note the exquisitely carved embroidery, armlets, earring, and costume. His royal attendant is guiding the royal chariot. From Room C, Panel 13 of the North Palace, Nineveh (modern-day Kouyunjik, Mosul Governorate), Mesopotamia, Iraq. Circa 645-535 BCE. The British Museum, London. Photo©Osama S.M. Amin.