Furniture plaque carved in relief with a winged, falcon-headed sphinx, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 4.37 x 3.23 x 0.24 in. (11.1 x 8.2 x 0.61 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs, This exquisitely carved plaque 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 plaque carved, relief, winged, falcon-headed sphinx, Neo-Assyrian, ca, 9th–8th century B.C, Mesopotamia, Nimrud, ancient Kalhu, Assyrian, Ivory, 4.37 x 3.23 0.24, 11.1 8.2 0.61 cm, Ivory/Bone-Reliefs, exquisitely, carved, plaque, large storeroom, Fort Shalmaneser, royal building, store tribute, booty collected, Assyrians, military campaign
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