Openwork furniture plaque with two sphinxes H. 2 1/2 x L. 4 1/4 in. (6.4 x 10.8 cm)

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Holding institution:
Ancient Near Eastern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Data provider:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Title:
Openwork furniture plaque with two sphinxes H. 2 1/2 x L. 4 1/4 in. (6.4 x 10.8 cm)
Date:
-900 - -700
ca. 9th–8th century BC
Type:
Ivory/Bone-Reliefs-Inscribed
Type (Narrower):
Inscriptions
Type (Broader):
Text
Coverage:
Assyrian
Geographic region:
Syria
probably from Arslan Tash (ancient Hadatu)
Time period:
Neo-Assyrian
Medium:
Ivory, gold foil
Extent:
H. 2 1/2 x L. 4 1/4 in. (6.4 x 10.8 cm)
Rights:
Public Domain
Identifier:
57.80.4a, b
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