What medium is "Openwork furniture plaque with a "woman at the window""?

Openwork furniture plaque with a "woman at the window" is Ivory.

Is "Openwork furniture plaque with a "woman at the window"" in the public domain?

Yes, Openwork furniture plaque with a "woman at the window" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Openwork furniture plaque with a "woman at the window"

Q: When was "Openwork furniture plaque with a "woman at the window"" created?

This artwork was created ca. 8th century BCE.

Unknown Artist

ca. 8th century BCE

Medium

Ivory

Dimensions

2.83 x 2.72 x 0.31 in. (7.19 x 6.91 x 0.79 cm)

Classification

Ivory/Bone-Reliefs

Culture & Period

Assyrian · Neo-Assyrian

Department

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund 1959

Accession Number

59.107.18

Tags

Women

Art Historical Context

This delicate ivory plaque, titled *Openwork Furniture Plaque a "Woman at the,"* hails from the Neo-Assyrian period around the 8th century BCE, golden age for the Assyrian Empire in the Ancient Near East. Carved from elephant ivory—a prized luxury material imported from distant regions—this small relief (just under 3 inches square) once adorned high-status furniture, such as thrones or tables in royal palaces. Its openwork technique, featuring intricate pierced designs that allow light to pass through, showcases the exceptional craftsmanship of Assyrian artisans, who transformed solid ivory in...

Openwork furniture plaque with a "woman at the window"

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