Created around 645 BC, when the Assyrian empire was as its height, the famous lion hunt reliefs in the British Museum once adorned the walls of King Ashurbanipal's palace in Nineveh. This film explains the significance of these alabastar reliefs, their context, discovery and why they can justly be acclaimed as masterpieces.
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