Faithin Omaha eBook Collection

“Collins leads a breathtaking lion hunt in his marvellous introduction to one of the British Museum’s fiercest and most famous treasures” (Times [UK]) Bet

One of the best-known images of the ancient Near East is an intriguing nineteenth-century color lithograph reconstructing the throne room of an Assyrian palace.

A detailed exploration of Layard's famous lithograph of the interior of an Assyrian palace

Far from being a Judeo-Christian invention, apocalyptic thought had its roots in the ancient Near East and was expressed in its art.

An insider's look at the iconography and history of Assyrian reliefs and the West's fascination with these ancient monuments