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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

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CultureNeo-Assyrian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian
Date883-859 BCE
MediumStone
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions1 3/8 x 1/2 x 1/2 in., 10.2 g (3.5 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm, 3/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.1242
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes, Marseille, Archeologie (27 Juin 1974), lot 13.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Marseille, France, June 27, 1974, lot 13. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art