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

Plaques and sculptures

Material:Restos humanos/Animales |Type:Placas/Lápidas/LosasEsculturas/Relieves |Countries:Irak

  • Period

    Pre-Islamic

  • Red List

    Lista Roja de Emergencia – 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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