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. 215.
- copyright for image:
British School of Archaeology in Iraq
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• museum number: IM65227
• excavation number: ND9471
• provenience: Nimrud (SW 37)
• dimension(s) (in cm):
height: 4.7; width: 4.2; thickness: 0.9; diam. 8.0
• material: ivory
• date: Neo Assyrian (ca. 800 BC)
• description:
Pair of winged, falcon-headed sphinxes, back to back above a floral design; sphnix on the right wears a disc over a headcloth
• status: unknown
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