Head of a female figure, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, H. 1 5/8 x W. 1 7/16 in. (4.2 x 3.6 cm), Ivory/Bone-Sculpture, Carved in the round, this female head was found in the Burnt Palace at Nimrud and was blackened through exposure to fire during the final defeat of Assyria at the end of the seventh century B.C. Originally, it may have been part of a composite statuette made of various materials and overlaid with gold
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Head, female figure, Neo-Assyrian, ca, 8th century B.C, Mesopotamia, Nimrud, ancient Kalhu, Assyrian, Ivory, H, 1 5/8 x W, 7/16, 4.2 3.6 cm, Ivory/Bone-Sculpture, Carved, round, head, Burnt Palace, blackened, exposure, fire, final defeat, Assyria, seventh, Originally, part, composite statuette, various materials, overlaid, gold
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