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. 547.
- copyright for image:
British School of Archaeology in Iraq
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• museum number: IM62662
• excavation number: ND7598a
• provenience: Nimrud (SW 37)
• dimension(s) (in cm):
height: 11.7; width: 6.0; thickness: 1.0
• material: ivory
• date: Neo Assyrian (ca. 800 BC)
• description:
Head, neck and chest of human-headed sphinx facing right; wears part of a double crown over a headcloth
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