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Nimrud Ivory Panel of Two Lionesses
Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. On the ivory plaque, there are 2 carved roaring lionesses facing each other. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th to 8th centuries BCE...
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Nimrud Ivory Panel of a Winged Man
Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. It shows a standing winged Egyptian man holding a stem of a lotus flower branching from a tree. The upper part shows a large...
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Nimrud Ivory Panel of a Winged Animal
Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. The panel shows a winged 4-legged animal (mythical creature). Phoenician art. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th to 8th centuries BCE...
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Nimrud Ivory Panel of a Suckling Calf
Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. A standing cow turns her head towards a small calf. The calf appears to suckle milk from the cow's nipples. Neo-Assyrian Period...
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Nimrud Ivory Panel of a Winged Sphinx
Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. This winged-sphinx is Egyptian and wears the double crown of Egypt as well as a chest apron, the typical royal costume of...
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Nimrud Ivory Panel of Stylized Palms
Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. There are repeated motifs of small stylized palm trees, arranged horizontally. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th to 8th centuries BCE...
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Nimrud Ivory Panel of Tawaret
Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. Two figures of the Egyptian goddess Tawaret (the demon-wife of Apep and the first god of evil) can be seen. Phoenician art. Neo-Assyrian...
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Nimrud Ivory Panel of a Falcon-headed God
Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. There is figure of a falcon-headed Egyptian god. He is standing in a gesture of adoration in front of a tree. Phoenician...
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Nimrud Ivory of a Winged Sphinx
Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. A winged human-headed sphinx wears the double crown of Egypt. An apron hangs down on the chest with a projecting uraeus (rearing...
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Nimrud Ivory Panel of an Egyptian king
Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. The depicted/carved man wears the double crown of Egypt and a royal costume. Phoenician art. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th to...
