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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Mesopotamian
Title:Wall relief fragment with hand holding flower ornament
Date Made:Assyrian period, ca. 880 BCE
Type:Architectural; Sculpture
Materials:gypsum alabaster
Place Made:Asia; Iraq; Assyria; Nimrud
Measurements:Overall: 8 7/8 in x 5 7/8 in x 1 in; 22.5 cm x 14.9 cm x 2.5 cm
Accession Number:  AC S.1855.7
Credit Line:Probable gift of Dr. Henry John Lobdell (Class of 1849)
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
S-1855-7.JPG

Description:
Probably from the Palace of King Ashurnasirpal II

Tags:
sculpture; architecture; damage; hands; flowers; decoration and ornament

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