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Female Head with Rosette Diadems in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, August 2008

Female Head with Rosette Diadems in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, August 2008
Female Head with Rosette Diadems
Ivory
Mesopotamia, excavated at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Citadel, Burnt Palace, Throne Room
Neo-Assyrian period, Syrian style, 8th century BC

Expedition of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

Accession # 52.23.3

This figure wears a long wig with side locks and elaborate jewelry that was originally inlaid with other materials.

Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

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