Ivory plaque depicting one of a pair of figures wearing sun-disc and Uraeus kneeling before a sacred palmette tree

Details

• Title

  Ivory plaque depicting one of a pair of figures wearing sun-disc and Uraeus kneeling before a sacred palmette tree

• Associated place

  Asia › Iraq › Nineveh Governorate › Nimrud › Fort Shalmaneser (place of excavation)

• Date

  880 BC - 710 BC

• Material and technique

  ivory

• Object type

  sculpture

• Dimensions

  9.1 cm (height)
  7 cm (width)
  1.1 cm (depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Allocated by the British School of Archaeology Iraq, 1962.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1962.598

Our online collection is being continually updated. Find out more

Know more about this object? Spotted an error? Contact us