Furniture Fragment
Inlay
| Object Number: | 65-3-3 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Egyptian (uncertain) Assyrian |
| Provenience: | Iraq Nimrud |
| Period: | Assyrian |
| Date Made: | 8th century BCE |
| Early Date: | -800 |
| Late Date: | -700 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Ivory |
| Iconography: | Horus Sphinx |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from the British School of Archaeology, Iraq, 1965 |
| Other Number: | ND 10313 - Field No SF |
Description
Horus-Headed Sphinx
Small rectangular plaque. Seated Horus-headed sphinx in low relief. Presumably a furniture element. Complete. In excellent condition.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Cultures in the Crossfire: Stories from Syria and Iraq (08 Apr 2017) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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