Glazed wall plaque
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Glazed wall plaque
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Published 2019-05-23T14:01:32+00:00
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Many decorative elements added to the splendour of the palace interior. Glazed terracotta plaques were set into the walls a little above head height. They were arranged in rows of alternative squares and circles. The plaques were painted with palm leaves, pomegranates, V-shape designs and interlaced bands. The designs were probably protective symbols.
From Nimrud and Tell Bila, Iraq, 875-865 BC.
Scanned at The I Am Ashurbapinal exhibition (2019) at the British Museum.
Technical Information
| Date published | 23/05/2019 |
| Complexity | Medium |
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| Title | Glazed wall plaque |
| Date | 875BC - 865BC |
| Dimension | Width: 28 centimetres, Height: 15 centimetres |
| Accession | 91680 |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian |
| Medium | Fired Clay |
| Credit | Excavated by: Hormuzd Rassam |
| Record | https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=282816&partId=1 |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | British Museum |
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