Sargon II and a high
official
Khorsabad, palace of Sargon II
Neo-Assyrian period, reign of Sargon II (721-705 BC)
Gypseous alabaster
H 3.30 m
AO 19873-74
Description
"At the end of the 8th century BC, Sargon II, king of Assyria,
built a vast palace of over ten hectares in his new capital,
Dur-Sharrukîn (now Khorsabad). Part of the rooms and courtyards
were covered with a rich sculpted decoration. On this slab which was
placed on a façade of the northern part of the palace (façade L),
Sargon II, recognizable by his truncated cone headdress, is shown
welcoming a high official who could be identified as Sennacherib,
the crown prince."
- Louvre