Pomegranate carved in the round

Pomegranate carved in the round
Pomegranate carved in the round
Year	c. 9th–8th century B.C.
Medium	Ivory
Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

Pomegranate carved in the round is an ivory bead shaped like a pomegranate. It is dated to the 8th century B.C. and is attributed to the

Assyrian Empire. The ivory bead is currently held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art

in its collection.

Description

The ivory bead is shaped like a

Kalhu.^[1] A product of the trade routes of the Bronze Age Civilizations, the ivory used in the making of the piece was likely imported from Egypt.^[1]

References

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