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Source Description
Some of the most elaborate ivory works have been discovered in the Kalhu (present-day Nimrud). These objects were brought from Syrian and Phoenician workshops to the Neo-Assyrian court. Egyptianizing style and Egyptian motifs were quite popular among those artists. Large quantities of such ivory works were excavated in special store rooms in Nimrud, particularly in Fort Shalmaneser.This inlay displays a typical Egyptian motif, which may be related to Hathor, the Egyptian goddess who often took the form of a cow and suckled royal infants. The proportions and compact composition are characteristic of the ivory-carving schools of northern Syria.
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Document identity
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26490
label
Inlay Cow Suckling a Calf
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object
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Source metadata
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26490
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object
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normalized
title
Inlay Cow Suckling a Calf
description
Some of the most elaborate ivory works have been discovered in the Kalhu (present-day Nimrud). These objects were brought from Syrian and Phoenician workshops to the Neo-Assyrian court. Egyptianizing style and Egyptian motifs were quite popular among those artists. Large quantities of such ivory works were excavated in special store rooms in Nimrud, particularly in Fort Shalmaneser.This inlay displays a typical Egyptian motif, which may be related to Hathor, the Egyptian goddess who often took the form of a cow and suckled royal infants. The proportions and compact composition are characteristic of the ivory-carving schools of northern Syria.
provenance
British School of Archaeology in Iraq, by excavation; Walters Art Museum, 1983, by exchange.
date
9th-8th century BCE (Neo-Assyrian)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
5.3
height
10.3
depth
1.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 1/16 x W: 4 1/16 x D: 11/16 in. (5.3 x 10.3 x 1.7 cm)
Source extras
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Neo-Assyrian
style
Egyptianizing
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ivory
creator_ids
15540
collection_ids
ANE
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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