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. 84.
- copyright for image:
British School of Archaeology in Iraq
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• museum number: IM65372
• excavation number: ND10544
• provenience: Nimrud (SW 37)
• dimension(s) (in cm):
height: 8.2; width: at top 3.7; thickness: 0.9
• material: ivory
• date: Neo Assyrian (ca. 800 BC)
• description:
A mountain scene with a male facing right, grasping a winged griffin by the comb and thrusting a spear into its open beak; wears a double crown, wig, and a short, pleated kilt
• status: unknown
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