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title: Nimrud Ivory of a Winged Sphinx
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5663/nimrud-ivory-of-a-winged-sphinx/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Nimrud Ivory of a Winged Sphinx

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

## Image File

[![Nimrud Ivory of a Winged Sphinx](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5663.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5663.jpg)

## Image Caption

Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/). A winged human-headed [sphinx](https://www.worldhistory.org/sphinx/) wears the double crown of [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). An apron hangs down on the chest with a projecting uraeus (rearing cobra) similar to those worn by [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) pharaohs. [Phoenician art](https://www.worldhistory.org/Phoenician_Art/). Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th to 8th centuries BCE. From Nimrud (ancient [Kalhu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/)), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London). New acquisition by the British Museum in 2011, made possible by generous support from donors including the British Museum Friends, the Art Fund and the National Heritage Memorial Fund. These ivories were excavated by the British School of [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/) in Iraq, now the British Institute for the Study of Iraq (BISI), between 1949 and 1963, by Sir Max Mallowan.

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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 10). Nimrud Ivory of a Winged Sphinx. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5663/nimrud-ivory-of-a-winged-sphinx/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Nimrud Ivory of a Winged Sphinx." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 10, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5663/nimrud-ivory-of-a-winged-sphinx/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Nimrud Ivory of a Winged Sphinx." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Sep 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5663/nimrud-ivory-of-a-winged-sphinx/>.

## License & Copyright

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