Palmette-shaped plaque
Object type: Relief
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Assyrian
Period: Neo-Assyrian
Date: ca. 9th–8th century BCE
Medium: Shell
Dimensions: 1 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (3.2 x 4.3 cm)
Classification: Shell-Reliefs
Geography:      Mesopotamia Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1962
Accession year: 1962
Tags: Palmettes