HIP-S-000256-9042 The wooden gates of Shalmaneser III with bands of relief decoration in bronze. The top shows the king discovering the source of the River Tigris. The bottom detail shows a sacrificial bull and ram. Culture: Assyrian. Date/Period: Late Assyrian, c. 853 BC. Place of Origin: Balawat, Assyria, Ancient Iraq. Material Size: Bronze. British Museum, London Credit: Werner Forman Archive / Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence WARNING: Permission must be required for non editorial use. Please contact Alinari Archives Place of photography: Great Britain, London, British Museum Collection: Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence Technical info Image sizes (pixel): 3593 X 2532 Image sizes (cm at 300 dpi): 30 X 21 Image sizes (MB): 1.88 Color space: RGB