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Nimrud Ivory of a Winged Sphinx
Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. A winged human-headed sphinx wears the double crown of Egypt. An apron hangs down on the chest with a projecting uraeus (rearing cobra) similar to those...
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Nimrud Ivory Panel of Tawaret
Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. Two figures of the Egyptian goddess Tawaret (the demon-wife of Apep and the first god of evil) can be seen. Phoenician art. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th to...
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Nimrud Ivory Plaque of a Stylized Palm Tree
This ivory plaque shows a carving of a stylized palm tree. There are tenons at the top and bottom of the plaque. The overall depiction is very similar to a fragment found in Samaria (also housed in the Museum). Excavated by Sir Max Mallowan...
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Nimrud Ivory Piece with Gold Overlay
Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. It shows what appears to the right side of the head and neck, as well as right ear of a a figure. The golden overlay is still intact. Neo-Assyrian Period...
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Nimrud Ivory Panel of a Falcon-headed God
Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. There is figure of a falcon-headed Egyptian god. He is standing in a gesture of adoration in front of a tree. Phoenician art. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th...
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Nimrud Ivory Panel of a Winged Man
Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. It shows a standing winged Egyptian man holding a stem of a lotus flower branching from a tree. The upper part shows a large lotus flower. Phoenician art...
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Small Nimrud Ivory Panel of Three Rosettes
Never seen by the Public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. It was a carved panel with 3 perpendicular rosettes. The golden overlay is still intact. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th to 8th centuries BCE. From Nimrud (ancient...
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Ivory Writing-Board from Nimrud
This is the outer cover of the ivory writing-boards (6 in number) incised with four lines of Assyrian cuneiform text, giving the title of the astrological script which was a compilation of omens ordered by Neo-Assyrian king Sargon II (reigned...
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Nimrud Ivory Panel of Lotuses
Never seen by the Public before 2011. A small rectangular fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. It was carved with lotus flowers. The golden overlay is still intact. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th to 8th centuries BCE. From Nimrud (ancient Kalhu...
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Nimrud Ivory Panel of Stylized Palms
Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. There are repeated motifs of small stylized palm trees, arranged horizontally. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th to 8th centuries BCE. From Nimrud (ancient Kalhu...