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Figure of a man with an oryx, a monkey, and a leopard skin
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Ivory, Neo-Assyrian, Assyrian
Rights: Public Domain
Ancient Near Eastern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1960
Title: Figure of a man with an oryx, a monkey, and a leopard skin
Description:
Ivory, Neo-Assyrian, Assyrian.
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