饰有狮身人面像的透雕饰板

叙利亚,可能来自哈达图(今天的阿尔斯兰·塔什)

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这块象牙饰板可能来自新亚述时期位于叙利亚阿尔斯兰·塔什帝国前哨的建筑。尽管侧倚的带翼狮身人面像戴着假发,有宽项圈和前爪下的荷花,呈现出埃及主题风格,但其脸型却是叙利亚风格的。在叙利亚风格中,单个塑像常以侧面示人,在对称的构图中并置以组成更大的图案。此处的两尊狮身人面像就是实例,它们背对背,共同组成两个单独场景的一部分。它们中间原本可能夹着用以衬托的树丛,但现在均已遗失。

Openwork furniture plaque with two sphinxes, Ivory, gold foil, Assyrian

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