Ivory open work fragment part of a winged sphinx with crown, wig, pectoral and trace of a beard in Egyptian style

Title

Ivory open work fragment part of a winged sphinx with crown, wig, pectoral and trace of a beard in Egyptian style
Associated place

Nimrud (Fort Shalmaneser SW 12) (place of excavation)
Date

880 BC - 710 BC
Material and technique

ivory
Object type

sculpture
Dimensions

14 cm (height)
(maximum) 6.7 cm (width)
No. of items

1
Credit line

Allocated by the British School of Archaeology in Iraq, 1957.
Museum location

not on display
Museum department

Antiquities
Accession no.

AN1957.222

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