Furniture Fragment
Inlay
| Object Number: | 61-3-2 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Middle East Galleries Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Iraq Nimrud |
| Locus: | Fort Shalmaneser Room SW 7 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Ivory |
| Iconography: | Man Vine |
| Height: | 14.2 cm |
| Width: | 8 cm |
| Depth: | 0.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq, 1961 |
| Other Number: | ND 7915 - Field No SF |
Description
Relief plaque: man facing left grasping curling vine with both hands. Condition very fragile. One of a set of four plaques.
-A man facing left grasps a curling vine with both hands. he wears a short kilt with a belted outer garment that reaches down the right flank to the ankles, but leaves the left leg exposed. Such robes were often worn by divinities in North Syrian and Assyrian art.
-This ivory is from Fort Shalmaneser SW7, a room that was filled with stacked furniture. It could from the head of a bed or couch, or even a chair back. This ivory is in the Nprth Syrian style.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| The Golden Age of King Midas (13 Feb 2016 - 27 Nov 2016) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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