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figure
Object Type
figure
Museum number
118953
Description
Griffin-headed demon of blackened ivory, with hands raised, perhaps to support a throne.
Cultures/periods
Urartian
Production date
8thC BC-7thC BC
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Emilius Clayton
Excavated by:
Dr G C Raynolds
Excavated by:
Hormuzd Rassam
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Toprakkale
Materials
ivory
Dimensions
Height:
18 centimetres
Width:
6 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Barnett & Davies 1975a / A catalogue of Nimrud ivories with other examples of Ancient Near Eastern Ivories
(W.13)
Vanden Berghe & De Meyer 1982a / Urartu: een vergeten cultuur uit het bergland Armenië
(no.235, p.239)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 1982 8 Oct-1983 30 Jan, Belgium, Ghent, St Peter’s Abbey, Urartu: een vergeten cultuur uit het bergland Armenië
Subjects
devil/demon
Acquisition date
1880
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
118953
Registration number
1880,1216.43
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
W.13
(catalogue number)