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title: Cow & Calf Ivory Motif from Nimrud
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10884/cow--calf-ivory-motif-from-nimrud/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Cow & Calf Ivory Motif from Nimrud

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Cow & Calf Ivory Motif from Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10884.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10884.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is one of the finest examples of the so-called "cow-and-calf" motif and is the only known to date to have been carved in the distinctive style of the "Ornate Group". On the right, a cow stands and turns her head toward her suckling calf and licks his tail. The animals are set in a field of papyrus flowers and buds. Part of the [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/) ivories excavated by the British School of [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/) in Iraq; the excavations were carried out from 1949-1963 CE. Neo-Assyrian period, 9th to 7th century BCE. From Room SW2 at Fort Shalmaneser, Nimrud, Iraq. On display at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq.

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## Bibliography

- [Georgina Herrmann. *Ivories from Nimrud, V.* British Institute for the Study of Iraq, 1992.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/0903472120/)

## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, June 05). Cow & Calf Ivory Motif from Nimrud. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10884/cow--calf-ivory-motif-from-nimrud/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cow & Calf Ivory Motif from Nimrud." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 05, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10884/cow--calf-ivory-motif-from-nimrud/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cow & Calf Ivory Motif from Nimrud." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Jun 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10884/cow--calf-ivory-motif-from-nimrud/>.

## License & Copyright

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