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Furniture plaque carved in relief with a striding, falcon-headed winged sphinx supported by two kneeling figures
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Furniture plaque carved in relief with a striding, falcon-headed winged sphinx supported by two kneeling figures

ca. 9th–8th century BCE · Ivory

From the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Ancient West Asian ArtAssyrian
Credit lineFurniture plaque carved in relief with a striding, falcon-headed winged sphinx supported by two kneeling figures. ca. 9th–8th century BCE. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1964. CC0.
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