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Ivories from Nimrud VI: Ivories from the North West Palace (1845-1992) Hardcover – Illustrated, August 25, 2009

by Stuart Laidlaw (Author), H. Coffey (Author), Georgina Herrmann (Editor)
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The great, ninth century palace which Ashurnasirpal II (883-859) built at his new capital of Kalhu/Nimrud has been excavated over 150 years by various expeditions. Each has been rewarded with remarkable antiquities, including the finest ivories found in the ancient Near East, many of which had been brought to Kalhu by the Assyrian kings. The first ivories were discovered by Austen Henry Layard, followed a century later by Max Mallowan, who found superb ivories in Well NN. Neither Layard nor Mallowan was able to empty Well AJ: this was achieved by the Iraqi Department of Antiquities and Heritage, who retrieved arguably the finest pieces found at Nimrud. Finally, an interesting collection of ivory and bone tubes was found by Muzahim Mahmud, the discoverer of the famous Royal Tombs, in Well 4. This volume publishes for the first time the majority of the ivories found in the Palace by location. These include superb examples carved in Assyria proper and across the Levant from North Syria to Phoenicia and provide an outstanding illustration of the minor arts of the early first millennium. In addition ivories found in the Central Palace of Tiglath-pileser III and fragmentary pieces found in the domestic contexts of the Town Wall Houses are also included. In addition to a detailed catalogue, this book also aims to assess the present state of ivory studies, discussing the political situation in the Levant, the excavation of the palace, the history of study, the various style-groups of ivories and their possible time and place of production. This volume is the sixth in the Ivories from Nimrud series published by the British School of Archaeology in Iraq now known as the British Institute for the Study of Iraq.
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    444 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    British Institute for the Study of Iraq
  4. Publication date
    August 25, 2009
  5. Dimensions
    9.9 x 1.3 x 12 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0903472260
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0903472265
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ British Institute for the Study of Iraq; Illustrated edition (August 25, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 444 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0903472260
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0903472265
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.69 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.9 x 1.3 x 12 inches

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