What painters and sculptors depicted in the Assyrian palaces.

Assyrian painters and sculptors depicted kings, but the most common image or sculpture was the lion. This is due to the fact that the lion was the symbol of the ancient capital of Assyria – Nineveh. In this connection, this city was full of images and sculptures of lions. This also gave rise to the second name of the city – “lions’ den”. This is what the ancient peoples called this city, because cruel rulers ruled there.