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title: Ivory Horse Frontlet from Nimrud
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10895/ivory-horse-frontlet-from-nimrud/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ivory Horse Frontlet from Nimrud

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

## Image File

[![Ivory Horse Frontlet from Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10895.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10895.jpg)

## Image Caption

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](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Bes](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bes/) was carved and represented frontally. Traces of the overlying [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/), [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/), Iraq. Neo-Assyrian period, 9th to 7th century BCE. 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 08). Ivory Horse Frontlet from Nimrud. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10895/ivory-horse-frontlet-from-nimrud/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ivory Horse Frontlet from Nimrud." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 08, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10895/ivory-horse-frontlet-from-nimrud/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ivory Horse Frontlet from Nimrud." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Jun 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10895/ivory-horse-frontlet-from-nimrud/>.

## License & Copyright

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