Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, H. 3 3/4 x W. 3 x D. 2 3/4in. (9.5 x 7.6 x 6.9cm), Ivory/Bone-Sculpture, This fragmentary piece takes the form of the face of a roaring lion. It was found in a storeroom at Fort Shalmaneser, a royal building at Nimrud that was probably used to store booty and tribute collected by the Assyrians while on military campaign
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Furniture element carved, round, head, roaring lion, Neo-Assyrian, ca, 9th–8th century B.C, Mesopotamia, Nimrud, ancient Kalhu, Assyrian, Ivory, H, 3 3/4 x W, D, 2 3/4in, 9.5 7.6 6.9cm, Ivory/Bone-Sculpture, fragmentary, piece, takes, form, face, storeroom, Fort Shalmaneser, royal building, store booty, tribute collected, Assyrians, military campaign
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