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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. 88.

• museum number: IM65371

• excavation number: ND10543

• provenience: Nimrud (SW 37)

• dimension(s) (in cm):
height: 6.0; width: at top 5.3; width (at base): 6.8; thickness: o.6

• material: ivory

• date: Neo Assyrian (ca. 800 BC)

• description:
Winged, falcon-headed sphinx facing right, left foreleg on head of prostrate male who is resting on his elbow; sphinx wears double crown over headcloth; male wears short wig

• status: unknown

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