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. 904.
- copyright for image:
British School of Archaeology in Iraq
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• museum number: IM65280
• excavation number: ND10342
• provenience: Nimrud (SW 37)
• dimension(s) (in cm):
height: 6.6, width: 10.3
• material: ivory
• date: Neo Assyrian (ca. 800 BC)
• description:
Winged, human-headed sphinx facing left, head turned to the front with wavy hair, two dimples on the chin, a plant growing behind it and chest and lower wings marked with a criss-cross pattern; three pegged dowel holes on the reverse side
• status: unknown
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