Handle of a flywhisk or fan, ca. 8th–7th century BC

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Handle of a flywhisk or fan, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th–7th century BC, Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, H. 4 x W. 1 3/8 in. ( x cm), Ivory/Bone-Implements, Both sides of this handle are decorated with two figures kneeling before a stylized tree, an image perhaps related to similar ritual scenes on reliefs from Assyrian palaces. Such Assyrian style ivories are usually carved using an incised technique, but this is a rare example carved in relief

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Size: 4560px × 4226px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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