Ivory Panel Showing a Lion Facing a Tree

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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Fragmentary openwork, tenoned panel depicting a lion seated to the left and facing the stylized tree. The lion is crowned with the sun disc and displays pointed dog-like ears. It wears a lappet wig and usekh collar (represented frontally, and decorated with crescents and droplets). The ribs are clearly defined. One flower is fronded and the other flower is a lily with a fronded center.

Excavated by the British School of Archaeology in Iraq. From Room NW15 at Fort Shalmaneser, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), modern-day Iraq. 9th to 7th century BCE.

The 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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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, June 09). Ivory Panel Showing a Lion Facing a Tree. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10903/ivory-panel-showing-a-lion-facing-a-tree/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ivory Panel Showing a Lion Facing a Tree." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 09 Jun 2019. Web. 03 Mar 2025.

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