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title: Nimrud Ivory Plaque of Two Seated Figures
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5646/nimrud-ivory-plaque-of-two-seated-figures/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Nimrud Ivory Plaque of Two Seated Figures

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

## Image File

[![Nimrud Ivory Plaque of Two Seated Figures](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5646.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5646.jpg)

## Image Caption

Two figures sit facing each-other either side of a cartouche surmounted by two feathers. The inscription consisting of [Egyptian hieroglyphs](https://www.worldhistory.org/Egyptian_Hieroglyphs/), cannot be read, the signs have been treated in a purely decorative manner by the Phoenician craftsmen. Some of the original colored inlay and [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) leaf overlay survive. Excavated by Sir Henry Layard; acquisition date 1848. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th to 8th centuries BCE. From the doorway between Rooms V and W of the North-West [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) at [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/) (ancient [Kalhu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/)), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. (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 08). Nimrud Ivory Plaque of Two Seated Figures. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5646/nimrud-ivory-plaque-of-two-seated-figures/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Nimrud Ivory Plaque of Two Seated Figures." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 08, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5646/nimrud-ivory-plaque-of-two-seated-figures/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Nimrud Ivory Plaque of Two Seated Figures." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Sep 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5646/nimrud-ivory-plaque-of-two-seated-figures/>.

## License & Copyright

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