Inlay from Statue

Description:

Fragmentary hair or beard inlay from a composite statue

Medium:

Lapis lazuli with bronze nails

Location:

Quadrant fC 6IV (Sin-Shamash Temple), Ashur (modern Qal'at Sharqat), Iraq

Dimensions:

H. 9.3 cm; W. 4 cm; D. 2 cm

Date:

Neo-Assyrian Period, ca. 1000–612 BCE

Inventory Number:

VA 07891 + VA 07894

Lender:

Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum