The 'Woman at the Window' Came from Egypt: New interpretations of the Phoenician ivories from the Assyrian palaces of Nimrud and Khorsabad

by Henriette Broekema

The 'Woman at the Window' Came from Egypt investigates the origin of ivory plaques found in the Assyrian palaces of Nimrud and Khorsabad from the first millennium BCE. It provides a completely new interpretation of the famous iconography of the 'Woman at the Window'. This collection of ivories, traditionally labelled as 'Phoenician', is thought to have originated from locations across the Levant. However, the Egyptian Nile Delta appears to be a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1407354256
• ISBN13: 9781407354255
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports (Oxford) Ltd
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 11.7"