Fragment of an Ivory Cylinder from Fort Shalmaneser

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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Fragment of an Ivory Cylinder from Fort Shalmaneser

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 to the Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany.

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About the Author

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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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Amin, O. S. M. (2017, August 28). Fragment of an Ivory Cylinder from Fort Shalmaneser. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7126/fragment-of-an-ivory-cylinder-from-fort-shalmanese/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Fragment of an Ivory Cylinder from Fort Shalmaneser." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 28, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7126/fragment-of-an-ivory-cylinder-from-fort-shalmanese/.

MLA Style

Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Fragment of an Ivory Cylinder from Fort Shalmaneser." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 28 Aug 2017. Web. 21 Oct 2021.