Knob with an eight-petaled rosette

Assyrian

ca. 883–859 BCE

Not on view

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Title: Knob with an eight-petaled rosette
Period: Neo-Assyrian
Date: ca. 883–859 BCE
Geography: Mesopotamia, Balawat
Culture: Assyrian
Medium: Ceramic, paint
Dimensions: 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 3 7/16 in. (9.6 × 9.6 × 8.8 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1958
Object Number: 58.31.29
Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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