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Balawat Gates

three sets of gates from Balawat or Imgur-Enlil
Place group_of_works Q15510197

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
group of works, gate[3]
Inception
850 BC[12]
Owned by
British Museum[5]
Country
United Kingdom[2]
Location
British Museum, Balawat[10]
Collection
British Museum[9]
Commissioned by
Shalmaneser III[4]
Country of origin
Assyrian Empire[11]
Culture
Assyrian Empire[13]
Discoverer or inventor
Hormuzd Rassam[1]
Location of discovery
Balawat[8]
Made from material
wood, bronze[6][7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Balawat Gates ar بوابة بلاوات es puertas de Balawat fr Portes de Balawat he שערי בלאוואת ja バラワート門 ru Ворота Балавата tr Balawat Kapıları
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Balawat Gates.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/0zmz9km
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
portes-de-balawat
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0006941

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Location 2
British Museum, Balawat
Made from material 2
wood, bronze
Collection 1
British Museum
Commissioned by 1
Shalmaneser III
Country 1
United Kingdom
Country of origin 1
Assyrian Empire
Culture 1
Assyrian Empire
Discoverer or inventor 1
Hormuzd Rassam
Instance of 1
archaeological artefact
Location of discovery 1
Balawat
Owned by 1
British Museum
Owns / has subsidiaries 1
British Museum
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British Museum Shalmaneser III United Kingdom

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  1. 13w ago · Artworklist · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    Made from material → wood, bronze
    Collection → British Museum
    Owned by → British Museum
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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