Ancient and Classical Near East thumb|upright=1.35|Wounded lion, detail from the Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal, 7th century BC, British Museum "Mosul marble" is a kind of gypsum alabaster found in the north of modern Iraq, which was used for the Assyrian palace reliefs of the 9th to 7th centuries BC; these are the largest type of alabaster sculptures to have been regularly made. The relief is very low and the carving detailed, but large rooms were lined with continuous compositions on slabs around high. The Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal and military Lachish reliefs, both 7th century BC and in the British Museum, are some of the best known.
Ancient and Classical Near East thumb|upright=135|Wounded lion detail from the Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal 7th century BC British Museum "Mosul marble" is a kind of gypsum alabaster found in the north of modern Iraq which was used for the Assyrian palace reliefs of the 9th to 7th centuries BC; these are the largest type of alabaster sculptures to have been regularly made The relief is very low and the carving detailed but large rooms were lined with continuous compositions on slabs around high The Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal and military Lachish reliefs both 7th century BC and in the British Museum are some of the best known