Tête d'une femme ou déesse portant un collier ca.9th–8th siècle av. J.-C. Assyrien cette tête femelle a été trouvée dans un puits du Palais du Nord-Ouest d'Ashurnasirpal, et sa couleur chaude est le résultat d'une longue exposition à l'eau ou aux boues du puits.C'est l'une des deux plus grandes têtes d'ivoire connues de l'ancien proche-Orient.L'autre, du même puits, se trouve maintenant au Musée de l'Iraq à Bagdad.Les têtes d'ivoire ont été jetées dans le puits quand le palais a été mis à sac, peut-être pendant la défaite finale de l'Assyrie à la fin du septième siècle avant J.-C. à l'origine, ils ont pu faire partie de statues faites de divers cotes

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• Dimensions: 3139 x 3766 px | 26,6 x 31,9 cm | 10,5 x 12,6 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 22 janvier 2022

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Head of a female or goddess wearing a necklace ca. 9th–8th century B.C. Assyrian This female head was found in a well in the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal, and its warm color is a result of long exposure to the well water or sludge. It is one of the two largest ivory heads known from the ancient Near East. The other, from the same well, is now in the Iraq Museum in Baghdad. The ivory heads were thrown in the well when the palace was sacked, perhaps during the final defeat of Assyria at the end of the seventh century B.C. Originally, they may have been part of statues made from various materials, including gold, wood, and textiles, which are recorded in texts but have not survived intact. Two mortises (square-ended recesses) were cut into the flat rear surface of the ivory for the attachment of separate elements above and below. A small piece of gold inlay survives in the choker-style necklace, and the cavities marking the eyebrows and pupils, now empty, must have been inlaid in contrasting materials as well. The fleshy cheeks and chin are softly modeled, in a striking counterpoint to the otherwise stylized features of the ridged hair, large, staring eyes, and thin mouth set in a line. Broken in antiquity, the nose was repaired by a separate piece attached with a dowel, now missing and revealing a prominent socket. The figure’s features resemble those of Syrian style ivories, which are characterized by large eyes, small chins and full cheeks. Like these Syrian ivories, the nose was probably intended to be quite prominent. It is not known whether the head depicts a woman—perhaps a royal or religious figure—or a deity.Built by the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II, the palaces and storerooms of Nimrud housed thousands of pieces of carved ivory. Most of the ivories served as furniture inlays or small precious objects such as boxes. While some of them were carved in the same style as the large Assyrian reliefs lining the walls of the Northwest Palace, the majori

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