Furniture plaque with figure in relief. Culture: Assyrian. Dimensions: 6.5 x 1.89 x 0.47 in. (16.51 x 4.8 x 1.19 cm). Date: ca. 9th-8th century B.C..This ivory plaque was found in a storage room in Fort Shalmaneser, a royal building at Nimrud that was used to store booty and tribute collected by the Assyrians while on military campaign. It depicts a standing male figure, bearded and with shoulder-length hair parted in the middle. He wears what are probably two long garments, each with a fringed hem: an undertunic with short sleeves that reaches to his ankles, and a robe over this with decoration at the shoulder, held closed by his left hand which is pressed against his chest. His right arm is held down against his side, showing a thick bracelet at the wrist. The plaque was found with several others carved in a similar style, in which plump, stocky figures are shown facing forward and depicted with rounded cheeks, vividly staring eyes, and similar hairstyles. The group of related plaqu