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An exquisitely carved plaque of a supine bull. Note the black burn mark. Probably, this was part of a group which once supported an ivory tray. Neo-Assyrian period, 9th-7th centuries BCE. From Nimrud, Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2015, January 24). Nimrud Ivory Supine Bull. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3556/nimrud-ivory-supine-bull/
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