Openwork furniture plaque with a falcon-headed figure in a papyrus thicket 4.76 x 2.2 x 0.24 in. (12.09 x 5.59 x 0.61 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 a falcon-headed figure in a papyrus thicket 4.76 x 2.2 x 0.24 in. (12.09 x 5.59 x 0.61 cm)
Date:
-900 - -700
ca. 9th–8th century B.C.
Type:
Ivory/Bone-Reliefs-Inscribed
Type (Narrower):
Inscriptions
Type (Broader):
Text
Coverage:
Assyrian
Geographic region:
Mesopotamia
Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
Time period:
Neo-Assyrian
Medium:
Ivory
Extent:
4.76 x 2.2 x 0.24 in. (12.09 x 5.59 x 0.61 cm)
Rights:
Public Domain
Identifier:
62.269.8
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