Openwork furniture plaque with a rearing goat, ca. 8th century

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Openwork furniture plaque with a rearing goat, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th century , Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, x x in. (16 x x cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs, In this fragmentary, openwork plaque, a rearing goat balances its forelegs on the intertwining tendrils of a stylized plant, nibbling on the leaves at the top. This piece was found in a large storeroom at Fort Shalmaneser, a royal building at Nimrud that was probably used to store booty and tribute collected by the Assyrians while on military campaign

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Size: 4014px × 4964px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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