Head of a female wearing a necklace originally filled with stone inlay and gold, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 5.39 x 3.27 in. (13.69 x 8.31 cm), Ivory/Bone-Sculpture, This female head was found in a well in the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal, and its warm color is a result of long exposure to the well water or sludge. It is one of the two largest ivory heads known from the ancient Near East
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Head, female wearing, necklace originally filled, stone inlay, gold, Neo-Assyrian, ca, 9th–8th century B.C, Mesopotamia, Nimrud, ancient Kalhu, Assyrian, Ivory, 5.39 x 3.27, 13.69 8.31 cm, Ivory/Bone-Sculpture, female, head, well, Northwest Palace, Ashurnasirpal, warm color, result, long exposure, well water, sludge, two largest, ivory, heads, ancient, East
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