Woman at the Window (Nimrud ivory)

9th–7th century BC · Assyria

A small ivory plaque of a woman looking out of a balconied window, one of thousands of ivories that adorned the furniture of Nimrud’s palaces.

Date

9th–7th century BC

Civilization

Assyria

Found at

Nimrud

Where it is today

Iraq Museum, Baghdad

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