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A woman looking out of a balustraded window was a popular theme in Phoenician art. This is possibly related to the goddess Astarte and ritual prostitution. This piece belongs to a large collection of the so-called "Nimrud ivories." These carved ivories decorated luxury furniture, boxes, and horse harnesses. Neo-Assyrian period, 9th-7th centuries BCE, from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu; Biblical Calah), Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The British Museum, London).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, July 26). Woman at the Window Ivory from Nimrud. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2871/woman-at-the-window-ivory-from-nimrud/
Chicago Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Woman at the Window Ivory from Nimrud." World History Encyclopedia, July 26, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2871/woman-at-the-window-ivory-from-nimrud/.
MLA Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Woman at the Window Ivory from Nimrud." World History Encyclopedia, 26 Jul 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2871/woman-at-the-window-ivory-from-nimrud/.
