Furniture element made from a hippopotamus incisor, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory (hippopotamus), 6.38 in. (16.21 cm), Ivory/Bone-Ornaments, In addition to elephant tusks, hippopotamus teeth were also carved into small decorative objects and furniture inlays. This incisor, which was probably used as a furniture element, was found in a large storeroom at Fort Shalmaneser, a royal building at Nimrud that was probably used to store tribute and booty collected by the Assyrians while on military campaign
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Furniture element, hippopotamus incisor, Neo-Assyrian, ca, 9th–8th century B.C, Mesopotamia, Nimrud, ancient Kalhu, Assyrian, Ivory, hippopotamus, 6.38, 16.21 cm, Ivory/Bone-Ornaments, addition, elephant tusks, teeth, carved, small decorative, objects, furniture inlays, incisor, large storeroom, Fort Shalmaneser, royal building, store tribute, booty collected, Assyrians, military campaign
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