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Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. Two figures of the Egyptian goddess Tawaret (the demon-wife of Apep and the first god of evil) can be seen. Phoenician art. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th to...

A painted ivory comb, Sri Lanka, 18-19th century CE. On display as part of 'The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka' exhibition, at the LACMA in Los Angeles, California (2018-19)

Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. The panel shows a winged 4-legged animal (mythical creature). Phoenician art. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th to 8th centuries BCE. From Nimrud (ancient Kalhu...

Reconstruction of an Urartian tripod stand used for burning incense and for illumination. It is decorated with lions made of ivory, 8th century BCE. From Altintepe, an Urartian fortress and temple site located in eastern Anatolia overlooking...

This is a griffin-headed demon of blackened ivory. Both arms are raised (the right is lost), probably to support a throne. From Toprakkale, Eastern Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Urartian, 8th to 7th century BCE. (The British Museum, London...

Never seen by the Public before 2011. A small rectangular fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. It was carved with lotus flowers. The golden overlay is still intact. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th to 8th centuries BCE. From Nimrud (ancient Kalhu...

Carved ivory plaque of an Egyptian-looking woman. Note the black burn marks. Neo-Assyrian period, 9th-7th centuries BCE. From Nimrud, Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).

After cremation, the incinerated bones were picked out and sorted from the charred wood of the fire and the couch on which the body had been laid. While the bones would be collected and placed into an urn, the remains of the wood and couch...

Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. There is figure of a falcon-headed Egyptian god. He is standing in a gesture of adoration in front of a tree. Phoenician art. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th...

This is a fragment of an ivory cylinder. The original decorative insets are lost. Neo-Assyrian Period, 8th century BCE. From Fort Shalmaneser at Nimrud, Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. A loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA...