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title: Carved Ivory with an Egyptianizing Scene, Nimrud
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10885/carved-ivory-with-an-egyptianizing-scene-nimrud/
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# Carved Ivory with an Egyptianizing Scene, Nimrud

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

## Image File

[![Carved Ivory with an Egyptianizing Scene, Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10885.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10885.jpg)

## Image Caption

This cylinder was fragmented into two or three main parts when it was found, although it was carved from one large tusk. The scene depicts an unidentified [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) [pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/) wearing the blue crown (khepresh; with a uraeus at the front) of [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/) and an inlaid "usekh" collar. His right hand is raised behind him holding a feather while the left arm grasps a bow and three arrows on the head of a kneeling boy. Behind the Pharaoh, a man stands, holding a staff in his left hand. This art is part of the "Classical Phoenician style-group". Part of the [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/) ivories; excavated by the State Board of Antiquities in Iraq in 1975 CE. Neo-Assyrian period, 9th to 7th century BCE. From Well AJ at the North-West [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/), Nimrud, Iraq. On display at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq.

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## Bibliography

- [Stuart Laidlaw. *Ivories from Nimrud VI.* British Institute for the Study of Iraq, 2009.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/0903472260/)

## 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). Carved Ivory with an Egyptianizing Scene, Nimrud. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10885/carved-ivory-with-an-egyptianizing-scene-nimrud/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Carved Ivory with an Egyptianizing Scene, Nimrud." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 05, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10885/carved-ivory-with-an-egyptianizing-scene-nimrud/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Carved Ivory with an Egyptianizing Scene, Nimrud." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Jun 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10885/carved-ivory-with-an-egyptianizing-scene-nimrud/>.

## License & Copyright

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