Openwork furniture plaque with a rearing goat, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 6.3 x 2.95 x 0.47 in. (16 x 7.49 x 1.19 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs, In this fragmentary, openwork plaque, a rearing goat balances its forelegs on the intertwining tendrils of a stylized plant, nibbling on the leaves at the top. This piece was found in a large storeroom at Fort Shalmaneser, a royal building at Nimrud that was probably used to store booty and tribute collected by the Assyrians while on military campaign
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Openwork furniture plaque, rearing goat, Neo-Assyrian, ca, 8th century B.C, Mesopotamia, Nimrud, ancient Kalhu, Assyrian, Ivory, 6.3 x 2.95 0.47, 16 7.49 1.19 cm, Ivory/Bone-Reliefs, fragmentary, openwork goat balances, forelegs, intertwining tendrils, stylized plant, nibbling, leaves, top, piece, large storeroom, Fort Shalmaneser, royal building, store booty, tribute collected, Assyrians, military campaign
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