Furniture Fragment

Inlay

61-3-3

Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries

From: Iraq | Nimrud

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 61-3-3
Current Location Middle East Galleries - On Display
Provenience Iraq | Nimrud
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ivory
Iconography Griffin
Description

Openwork plaque: Two winged Griffins confronting a stylized plamette. Tongue at top and bottom for insertion.

-This openwork plaque shows two winged griffins confronting a stylized palmette. There are flanges at top and bottom for insertion of the plaque into a larger frame.

Height 7.8 cm
Width 8.5 cm
Depth 0.7 cm
Credit Line Gift of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq, 1961
Other Number ND 6433 - Field No SF

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