Furniture plaque carved in relief with a male figure slaying a griffin H. 4 1/8 x W. 4 11/16 x D. 7/16 in. (10.5 x 11.9 x 1.1 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:
Furniture plaque carved in relief with a male figure slaying a griffin H. 4 1/8 x W. 4 11/16 x D. 7/16 in. (10.5 x 11.9 x 1.1 cm)
Date:
-900 - -700
ca. 9th–8th century B.C.
Type:
Ivory/Bone-Reliefs
Type (Narrower):
Structures
Type (Broader):
Object
Coverage:
Assyrian
Geographic region:
Mesopotamia
Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
Time period:
Neo-Assyrian
Medium:
Ivory
Extent:
H. 4 1/8 x W. 4 11/16 x D. 7/16 in. (10.5 x 11.9 x 1.1 cm)
Rights:
Public Domain
Identifier:
61.197.11
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