Ivory Panel with an Egyptian Religious Scene from Nimrud

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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Ivory panel with an Egyptian religious scene. On a sacred barge with papyrus prows, a crowned sun disc (with two cobras) rides and appears to arise from the horizon. It is flanked by two Ba birds. On the disc, there is the so-called triple (hmhm) atef crown, flanked by uraei set on a pair of ram's horns. The wedjat eye, looking to the left, is at the center of the disc. The Ba birds are human-headed, have human arms, and wear the double crown of Egypt and the nemes head cloth. The overall design is reminiscent of a very complex 'theological' jewelry, such as that from the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Excavated by the British School of Archaeology in Iraq from Room SW37 at Fort Shalmaneser, Nimrud, Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Empire, 9th to 7th century BCE.

Iraq Museum, Baghdad.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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