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Never seen by the Public before 2011. A small rectangular fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. It was carved with lotus flowers. The golden overlay is still intact. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th to 8th centuries BCE. From Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London).
New acquisition by the British Museum in 2011, made possible by generous support from donors including the British Museum Friends, the Art Fund and the National Heritage Memorial Fund. These ivories were excavated by the British School of Archaeology in Iraq, now the British Institute for the Study of Iraq (BISI), between 1949 and 1963, by Sir Max Mallowan.
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, September 10). Nimrud Ivory Panel of Lotuses. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/5653/
Amin, Osama S. M. "Nimrud Ivory Panel of Lotuses." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 10, 2016. https://www.ancient.eu/image/5653/.
Amin, Osama S. M. "Nimrud Ivory Panel of Lotuses." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 10 Sep 2016. Web. 03 Mar 2021.
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