The Assyrian architecture represented here is of the period about 700 BC The chandeliers suspended from the ceiling depict fire pots which were originally used in the Assyrian homes for heating and lighting. The primary fuel burned was peat, and the upper walls of the room are stained to suggest the smoke and soot from the fires. The design motif of the Assyrian sphinx is found on the fire pots and at the end of the room. The wall sphinxes represent Nergal, the god of the hunt, while the sphinxes on the fire pots represent the god of war. Double headed horses support the consoles which uphold the ceiling beams. The vinyl backed doors and transoms are studded with brass tacks and are reproductions of the leather backed doors of the period.