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On the left is the naked infant Horus sitting on a lotus flower with his finger in his mouth. Facing him is a winged goddess, possibly Isis, who extends a lotus flower towards him. This fine piece was originally inlaid with colored glass or faience. Excavated by Sir Henry Layard; acquisition date 1848. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th to 8th centuries BCE. From the doorway between Room V and W of the North-West Palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, September 08). Nimrud Ivory Plaque of the Birth of Horus. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5647/nimrud-ivory-plaque-of-the-birth-of-horus/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Nimrud Ivory Plaque of the Birth of Horus." World History Encyclopedia, September 08, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5647/nimrud-ivory-plaque-of-the-birth-of-horus/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Nimrud Ivory Plaque of the Birth of Horus." World History Encyclopedia, 08 Sep 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5647/nimrud-ivory-plaque-of-the-birth-of-horus/.
