Syrian-style Nimrud ivory

9th–8th century BC · Assyria

Syrian-style Nimrud ivory, from Assyria, dated 9th–8th century BC. It was found at Nimrud. Today it is kept at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Date

9th–8th century BC

Civilization

Assyria

Found at

Nimrud

Where it is today

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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