Ivory head of a man

8th–7th century BC · Assyria

Ivory head of a man, from Assyria, dated 8th–7th century BC. It was found at Nimrud. Today it is kept at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Date

8th–7th century BC

Civilization

Assyria

Found at

Nimrud

Where it is today

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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