From Stone to Silicone: Art and Empire

This video accompanies the From Stone to Silicone exhibition at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East. Discover the history of large carved wall reliefs from the ancient palace of Ashurnisirpal II in what is now Nimrud, Iraq. "These are in fact graphic novels that are telling very particular stories, and they were meant to impress-and in their own words-to strike fear and splendor into their viewers."