Sujet
Ivory panel of a lioness devouring a boy, Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Nimrud, Phoenician. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Inlaid ivory panel of a lioness devouring a boy, palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Nimrud, northern Iraq, Phoenician, 9th-8th century BC. This carved ivory panel is one of an almost identical pair with one now in the Iraq Museum, Baghdad. They possibly originally formed part of a throne. The carving shows an African boy with jewelled armlets and bracelets being attacked by a lioness. Above them are lilles and papyrus. From the British Museum's collection.
Date
30 nov. 1999
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon
Notre référence
HRM19B75_040
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,1Mo (3,0Mo) / 43,6cm x 28,7cm / 5155 x 3394 (300dpi)