Openwork furniture plaque with a grazing oryx in a forest of fronds
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Ivory
- Dimensions
- 5 x 4.69 x 0.43 in. (12.7 x 11.91 x 1.09 cm)
- Origin
- Assyrian
- Department
- Ancient West Asian Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Rogers Fund, 1958
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
Visual Qualities
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Curvilinear Forms Visual · 94%
The oryx's horns, body contours, and the surrounding scroll-like fronds are formed by pronounced rounded and looping lines.
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 90%
The compact plaque is densely embellished with repeated incised marks, vegetal motifs, framing elements, and ornamental scrolls.
Medium and Techniques
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Relief Both · 99%
The work is cataloged as a relief, and the image shows raised carved forms on a shallow plaque rather than a freestanding sculpture.
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Open Form Both · 99%
The title identifies the object as openwork, and the image clearly shows extensive pierced openings through the plaque around the animal and vegetal forms.
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Carving Visual · 96%
The plaque is visibly carved, with raised animal and vegetal elements and numerous incised details across the surface.
Time Periods
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Ancient Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the object to approximately the 9th–8th century BCE, placing it within Ancient Art.
Materials
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Ivory Both · 99%
The museum identifies the medium as ivory; the image shows a pale, dense carved material consistent with the catalog description.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Openwork furniture plaque with a grazing oryx in a forest of fronds. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.