Illustration
This ivory piece is part of the so-called "equestrian bridle-harness ornaments". It represents the lower part of a hinged frontlet, virtually complete. Most of the hinges and much of the iron pin have survived. A figure of the Egyptian god Bes was carved and represented frontally. Traces of the overlying gold can be seen. The palmette has a reddish rosy color.
Excavated by the State Board of Antiquities in Iraq, 1974-1975 CE season. From Well AJ at the North-West Palace, Nimrud, Iraq. Neo-Assyrian period, 9th to 7th century BCE. On display at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq.
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