Incised furniture plaque with two figures in two registers. Culture: Assyrian. Dimensions: 4.17 x 0.98 x 0.2 in. (10.59 x 2.49 x 0.51 cm). Date: ca. 9th century B.C..This fragmentary rectangular panel was found in a room that has been identified as the principal suite of the royal residency at Fort Shalmaneser, a royal building at Nimrud that was probably used to store tribute and booty collected by the Assyrians while on military campaign. Two fragmentary dowel holes that pierce this piece at its upper and lower edges were probably used to fasten it to a frame or other backing that does not survive, likely as part of a piece of furniture. An ornate border with a guilloche band and a frieze of pomegranates alternating with buds divides the plaque into two registers. Above, the lower legs and sandal-clad feet of a figure wearing a fringed robe embroidered with zig-zags and dots can be seen. Below, a clean-shaven figure stands in profile with his hands clasped, wearing a shawl and a slee