King Sargon II and a high dignitary
Anonymous
721-705 BC, Mesopotamia • Alabaster
King Sargon II and a high dignitary
Anonymous
721-705 BC, Mesopotamia • Alabaster
Lord, I take deep pride in our headdresses and luxuriant, tightly-curled beards that reach our chests. We groom them carefully using expensive perfumed oils, balms and ointments, for which we have to import raw materials from the shores of the Mediterranean. As adornment, they are far superior to even the finest pectoral necklace, and convey our power more clearly than the swords we carry.