Champlevé furniture or cosmetic box plaque with a griffin and a floral frieze, ca. 9th–8th century

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Champlevé furniture or cosmetic box plaque with a griffin and a floral frieze, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century , Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, x x in. ( x x cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs, This slightly curved, rectangular plaque depicts a sun-disc crowned griffin, a fantastic animal with the head and wings of an eagle and the body and tail of a lion. The griffin stands on its hind legs, resting its left foreleg on a papyrus flower and raising its right foreleg

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Size: 4150px × 4880px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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