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Ivory plaque, c9th-8th century BC. Artist: Unknown.

Ivory plaque, c9th-8th century BC. Artist: Unknown.

2-673-574 - © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford/Heritage Images

Ivory plaque, c9th-8th century BC. Ivory plaque of a cow and calf among papyrus plants, symbol of fertility; originally made as inlay for a piece of wooden furniture, taken as booty or tribute to the Assyrian king, in whose storehouse at Nimrud it was found. Dimensions: height: 6.6 cmlength: 12.6 cm

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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Medium
  1. Ivory
Picture Type
  1. Object
Geographic Hierarchy

World Middle East

  1. 30 20 16 N , 042 29 52 E
Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Animal Life

History & Politics Artefacts

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 6054x4546
File Size : 80,630kb

Aliases

  1. AN1962.602
  1. AN_1962_602-a
  1. 0870000430
  1. 2-673-574
  1. 2673574
  1. AN1962.602

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