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Source Description
This thick cylinder of ivory is decorated on the outside. Between two raised bands incised concentric circles are arranged in a zigzag pattern.There are no parallels for the piece in the published material from Assur. The unusual source attributed to the piece by the dealer Edgar Banks may, however, be of significance. He was a Near Eastern archaeologist as well as a dealer. The excellent selection of cuneiform documents that he acquired for Henry Walters shows that he knew the material. Ivory furniture at Assur would not be unexpected.
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Document identity
localId
39494
label
Furniture Fitting
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
39494
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Furniture Fitting
description
This thick cylinder of ivory is decorated on the outside. Between two raised bands incised concentric circles are arranged in a zigzag pattern.There are no parallels for the piece in the published material from Assur. The unusual source attributed to the piece by the dealer Edgar Banks may, however, be of significance. He was a Near Eastern archaeologist as well as a dealer. The excellent selection of cuneiform documents that he acquired for Henry Walters shows that he knew the material. Ivory furniture at Assur would not be unexpected.
provenance
[Old label: ""Ivory bracelet, found in the Royal tombs at Assur about 1200 B.C.""]; Edgar J. Banks [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
9th-8th century BCE (?)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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furniture
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
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cm
width
4.5
height
6.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/4 x W: 2 5/8 in. (4.5 x 6.7 cm)
Source extras
med
ivory
creator_ids
2071
collection_ids
ANE
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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