▁B CE , ▁ ▁as ▁a ▁decor ation ▁of ▁ ▁the ▁South - West ▁Palace ▁of ▁S enn acher ib ▁in ▁N ine ve h ▁( in ▁modern ▁Ira q ), ▁the ▁relief ▁is ▁today ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Museum ▁in ▁London , ▁and ▁was ▁included ▁as ▁item ▁ 2 1 ▁in ▁the ▁BBC ▁radio ▁ 4 ▁series ▁A ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁in ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Object s . ▁ ▁The ▁palace ▁room , ▁where ▁the ▁relief ▁was ▁discovered ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 - 4 7 , ▁was ▁fully ▁covered ▁with ▁the ▁" L ach ish ▁relief " ▁and ▁was ▁ ▁wide ▁and ▁ ▁long . ▁ ▁The ▁Lion ▁H unt ▁of ▁Ash urban ip al ▁sequence ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁palace . ▁ ▁Ident ification ▁The ▁relief s ▁were ▁discovered ▁by ▁the ▁then ▁ 2 8 - year - old ▁Aust en ▁Henry ▁L ay ard ▁during ▁exc av ations ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 - 4 7 . ▁Comment ing ▁on ▁the ▁ins cription ▁above ▁the ▁se ated ▁figure ▁of ▁S enn acher ib , ▁L ay ard ▁wrote : ▁ ▁L ay ard ▁noted ▁in ▁his ▁work ▁that ▁Henry ▁Raw lin son , ▁the ▁" F ather ▁of ▁Ass y ri ology ", ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁the ▁identification ▁as ▁the ▁bib lic al ▁L ach ish . ▁Raw lin son ▁had ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 : ▁" At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁it ▁is ▁hardly ▁possible ▁that ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁Lak