Plaque with a striding sphinx
Object type: Relief
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Assyrian
Period: Neo-Assyrian
Date: ca. 8th century BCE
Medium: Shell
Dimensions: 2.2 x 2.48 in. (5.59 x 6.3 cm)
Classification: Shell-Reliefs
Geography:      Mesopotamia Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1960
Accession year: 1960
Tags: Sphinx