Plaque: bull-men on the obverse; lion attacking a horned animal on the reverse, ca. 8th–7th century

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Plaque: bull-men on the obverse; lion attacking a horned animal on the reverse, Iron Age III, ca. 8th–7th century , Iran, Luristan, Surkh Dum, Iran, Ivory, x in. ( x cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs, This ivory plaque is decorated with an incised scene on each side. Holes drilled on the upper and lower edges probably allowed it to be mounted in a frame, although it is not known how it was originally displayed so that the images on both sides could be viewed or what the object’s function may have been

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Size: 5760px × 3538px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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