Incised furniture plaque with a frieze of lotus blossoms and buds, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, paint traces, 1.26 x 6.73 x 0.16 in. (3.2 x 17.09 x 0.41 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs, This narrow, rectangular plaque is incised with a frieze of alternating lotus blossoms and buds, joined by stems. It was found in a large storeroom at Fort Shalmaneser, a royal building at Nimrud that was used to store booty and tribute collected by the Assyrians while on military campaign
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Incised furniture plaque, frieze, lotus blossoms, buds, Neo-Assyrian, ca, 9th–8th century B.C, Mesopotamia, Nimrud, ancient Kalhu, Assyrian, Ivory, paint traces, 1.26 x 6.73 0.16, 3.2 17.09 0.41 cm, Ivory/Bone-Reliefs, narrow, rectangular, incised, alternating lotus, blossoms, joined, stems, large storeroom, Fort Shalmaneser, royal building, store booty, tribute collected, Assyrians, military campaign
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