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title: Ivory Back Rest From Nimrud
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5616/ivory-back-rest-from-nimrud/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ivory Back Rest From Nimrud

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

## Image File

[![Ivory Back Rest From Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5616.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5616.jpg)

## Image Caption

The 6 ivory panels, set within a plane framework, would originally have been mounted on the concave inner surface of a curved wooden support. By analogy with a similar curved back rest from [Salamis](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Salamis/) in [Cyprus](https://www.worldhistory.org/cyprus/), it seems likely that this piece belonged to a couch. The 4 inner panels depict warriors standing below winged discs, each holding a bucket in one hand and the fruit of a lotus tree in the other. The outer panels show stylized palmette trees. From [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/) (ancient [Kalhu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/)), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. 8th century BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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## 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. (2016, September 07). Ivory Back Rest From Nimrud. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5616/ivory-back-rest-from-nimrud/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ivory Back Rest From Nimrud." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 07, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5616/ivory-back-rest-from-nimrud/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ivory Back Rest From Nimrud." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Sep 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5616/ivory-back-rest-from-nimrud/>.

## License & Copyright

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