EditorialOrnament or button for harness, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th?7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Shell, silver (?), 1.25 in. (3.18 cm), Shell-Equestrian, This small shell piece was found in a well in the Northwest Palace of Ashurn...
EditorialPlaque fragment, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th?7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 1.02 x 0.83 x 0.2 in. (2.59 x 2.11 x 0.51 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs, Built by the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II, the palaces and storerooms of...
EditorialOrnament or button for harness, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th?7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Shell, 0.75 in. (1.91 cm), Shell-Equestrian, This small shell piece was found in a well in the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II a...
EditorialPlaque fragment, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th?7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 0.83 x 0.75 x 0.35 in. (2.11 x 1.91 x 0.89 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs, Built by the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II, the palaces and storerooms o...
EditorialPlaque fragment, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th?7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 0.91 x 0.55 x 0.14 in. (2.31 x 1.4 x 0.36 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs, Built by the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II, the palaces and storerooms of...
EditorialDecorative boss, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Shell, 3 9/16 in. (9 cm), Shell-Ornaments, This curved object, carved from a thick piece of shell and decorated with small circles and dots, was part of...
EditorialOrnament or button for harness, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th?7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Shell, 0.87 in. (2.21 cm), Shell-Equestrian, This small shell piece was found in a well in the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II a...
EditorialDecorative boss, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Shell, silver, bitumen (?), 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm), Shell-Ornaments, This curved object, carved from a thick piece of shell and decorated with a guilloche...
EditorialPlaque fragment, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th?7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 0.67 x 0.24 in. (1.7 x 0.61 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs, Built by the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II, the palaces and storerooms of Nimrud housed...
EditorialMesopotamian-Assyrian art. Relief depicting a winged genius, protector of King Ashurnasirpal II. Palace of Ashurnasirpal. Nimrud. 883-859 BC. British Museum. London, England.