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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. 293a.

• museum number: IM65338

• excavation number: ND10452

• provenience: Nimrud (SW 37)

• dimension(s) (in cm):
height: with tenons 7.5; height: of panel 5.3; width: 4.3; thickness: 1.1

• material: ivory

• date: Neo Assyrian (ca. 800 BC)

• description:
Male, facing front with two monkeys sitting on either side; wears feline headdress and a short skirt

• status: unknown

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