…The 9th century BCE conqueror Assurnasirpal II (r. 883-859 BCE) built a new capital at Kalhu (now Nimrud) and constructed a large Northwest Palace. Alabaster guardian statues with human faces and beast bodies were placed at the main entrance to the palace, and the area around the throne room and the central courtyard were decorated with a large number of alabaster orthostats (picture slabs) with thin reliefs. The reliefs can be broadly divided into two categories based on the themes they deal with. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "orthostat" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…前9世紀の征服王アッシュールナシルパル2世Assurnasirpal II(在位,前883‐前859)は,カルフKalhu(現,ニムルド)に新都を造営し,大規模な北西宮殿を建設した。宮殿の主要な入口には,アラバスター製の人面獣身の守護像が置かれ,また玉座室を中心とする一画と中心の中庭とは,薄肉浮彫を施した多数のアラバスター製オルトスタトorthostat(画像石板)で飾られた。浮彫は取り扱われているテーマのうえで大きく二つに分類できる。… ※「オルトスタト」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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