01 Ashurnasirpal II on Lion Hunt
Assyrian · 883–859 BCE
Exhibition 05
Carving, relief, ornament
The Work of the Surface
Ten works in which shallow relief, incised lines, drilled depth, modeled clay, and painted or carved ornament carry essential information.
View Ashurnasirpal II on Lion Hunt ↗10 works · allow 15–30 minutes
About this exhibition
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The works
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02 Tusk
Kongo artist · 1861
03 Plaster Cast of a section of the bas-relief of Bayon depicting a Naval Battle
Charles Carpeaux, after unknown Khmer artist(s) · 1904 cast, after 12th-13th century Bayon relief
04 Buddha Draped in Robes Portraying the Realms of Desire
Unknown Chinese sculptor · 550-577 CE
05 Battle of the Centaurs
Michelangelo · c.1490-1492
06 Tondo Pitti
Michelangelo · c.1503-1505
07 Animal vessel (Underwater Panther)
Ogáxpa (Quapaw) artist · c. 1500
08 Jue wine vessel
Unknown Chinese artist(s) · 12th-11th century BCE
09 Helmet Mask Four Faces
Gola artist · Late 19th–early 20th century
10 Bowl with Courtly Scene
Unknown Persian artist(s) · c. 1180–1220