Two scholars consider the displacement of Assyrian people and their art

This episode, hear from Sarah Lepinski, associate curator in the Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, and Sargon Donabed, associate professor of history at Roger Williams University.

Featured artwork: Relief Panel, Assyrian, ca. 883–859 B.C.

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