Assyrian art is about winning through intimidation.

The formal ingredients of Assyrian art can be traced to other Mesopotamian sculpture, early and late.

The primary discoveries from Khorsabad shed light on Assyrian art and architecture.

The face of the lion has something of the bold conventionality of Assyrian art.

Valuable works of Assyrian art were recovered, including a colossal Lamassu which had guarded the entrance to the palace.

These and the excellent cut seals show that Assyrian art was beginning to surpass that of Babylon.

Assyrian art preserved to the present day predominantly dates to the Neo-Assyrian period.

The representations of costume which Assyrian art has left are almost entirely those of men's dress.

The book provides a succinct and useful overview of the glories of ancient Assyrian art.

But clearly Assyrian art was of a complexity that belied the empire's bloodthirsty reputation.