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

Plaques and sculptures

Material:Human/Animal Remains |Type:Plaques/Steles/TabletsSculptures/Relief carving |Countries:Iraq

  • Period

    Pre-Islamic

  • Red List

    Emergency Red List – Iraq (2003)

Category

Plaques and sculptures
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.
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