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 Ashurbanipal - San Francisco, CA Posted by:  saopaulo1
N 37° 46.793 W 122° 24.958
10S E 551429 N 4181553
A statue of Ashurbanipal in front of the Asian Art Museum.
Waymark Code: WM7M6F
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/07/2009
Views: 13
A statue of Ashurbanipal , the king of of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. The statue sits in front of what's now the Asian Art Museum. It's across the street from the Pioneers Monument. On the base the royal's name is written in Assyrian and Aramaic.
From the inventory: "Larger-than-life full length male figure standing on a plinth decorated with a lotus-blossom design. The figure wears a short tunic and holds a lion cub in his proper right arm. He has long hair and a braided beard. Figure stands on a concrete base, with bronze plaque and rosettes."
TITLE: Ashurbanipal
ARTIST(S): Parhad, Fred, sculptor. Tomsick, Frank, 1934- , architect. MBT Associates, architectural firm. Asthetic Art Service, founder.
DATE: 1987.; Dedicated May 29, 1988.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: patinated bronze; Base: concrete with anti-graffiti coating.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA000062
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located Main San Francisco Library, South door, between Hyde & Larkin Streets, San Francisco, California
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The statue is on the side of what's now the Asian Art Museum. A new library was built across the street.
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Visit Instructions:
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