Ivories from Nimrud VI
The great, ninth century palace which Ashurnasirpal II (883-859) built at his new capital of Kalhu/Nimrud has been excavated over 150 years by various expeditions. Each has been rewarded with remarkable antiquities, including the finest ivories found in the ancient Near East, many of which had been brought to Kalhu by the Assyrian kings. The first ivories were discovered by Austen Henry Layard, followed a century later by Max Mallowan, who found superb ivories in Well NN. Neither Layard nor Mallowan was able to empty Well AJ: this was achieved by the Iraqi Department of Antiquities and Heritage, who retrieved arguably the finest pie…
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Weitere Autoren: Coffey, H. / Herrmann, Georgina (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-903472-26-5
- EAN: 9780903472265
- Produktnummer: 4218404
- Verlag: The British School of Archaeology in Iraq
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 444 S.
- Masse: H50.4 cm x B25.7 cm x D3.4 cm 2'580 g
- Gewicht: 2580
- Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)
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