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bibliography and image source: Herrmann, Georgina: Ivories from Room SW 37 Fort Shalmaneser. Ivories from Nimrud IV. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq, no. 615.

• museum number: -

• excavation number: ND13411

• provenience: Nimrud (SW 37)

• dimension(s) (in cm):
height: 6.3, width: 8.6, thickness: 0.5

• material: ivory

• date: Neo Assyrian (ca. 800 BC)

• description:
Pair of griffins facing a stylized tree with beaks raised up and inner forelegs raised; striations on reverse side

• status: unknown

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