Panels of a writing board, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 721–705 , Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, x x 0

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Panels of a writing board, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 721–705 , Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, x x in. ( x 16 x cm), Ivory/Bone-Implements, Recovered from a well in the Northwest Palace at Nimrud, where they had likely been thrown during the sack of the palace in 612 , these two large flat pieces of ivory were used as writing boards. Ridges along one of the long sides of each board mark the attachment points for the hinges that held two or more leaves together

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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