front view
- 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. 651.
- copyright for image:
British School of Archaeology in Iraq
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• museum number: -
• excavation number: ND13216
• provenience: Nimrud (SW 37)
• dimension(s) (in cm):
height: 3.9, width: 21.5, thickness: 0.7
• material: ivory
• date: Neo Assyrian (ca. 800 BC)
• description:
Three winged, human-headed sphinxes facing left with forelegs that are human arms with hands that hold plants; traces remain of headcloths
• status: unknown
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