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•	ivory -- relief -- mythological creature -- two-faced

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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. 927.

• museum number: -

• excavation number: ND9083

• provenience: Nimrud (SW 37)

• dimension(s) (in cm):
height: 6.0, width: 7.6, thickness: 1.0

• material: ivory

• date: Neo Assyrian (ca. 800 BC)

• description:
Pair of opposed winged creatures holding snakes with a dog sitting between them facing front, the figure on the left is two-faced and the one on the right only partially preserved; dog wears a collar, figure on the left wears a horned crown, short skirt and ankle-length belted overskirt; reverse side has horizontal markings.

• status: unknown

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