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Plaques and sculptures

Ivory plaque from Nimrud, beginning of the 1st millennium B.C. (IM 60555)

Ivory plaque from Nimrud, beginning of the 1st millennium B.C. (IM 60555)

© Iraq Museum

Notice

Material
Ivory | Bones
Type
Sculptures
Details
Ivory and bone plaques and sculptures. Any object made of ivory that looks old. Most common are small flat plaques (8 to 20 cm) carved with figures or ornament, originally used as furniture inlays. Many look Egyptian.
Red List
Emergency Red List of Iraqi Antiquities at Risk
Countries
Iraq
Period
Pre-Islamic