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'Beautiful ... It should certainly belong in the collection of anyone with an interest in ivories and the ancient art of the Assyrian Empire' - The Prehistoric Society 'Masterly ... Intimately familiar with the spectacular finds from the Assyrian capital of Nimrud, Georgina Herrmann brings to life the story of Near Eastern ivory carving' - Dirk Wicke, Chair of the Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Goethe Universitat 'A beautifully illustrated, authoritative account ... an essential work of reference not just for those concerned with the ancient Near East but for everybody interested in ancient ivories' - John Curtis, President of the British Institute for the Study of Iraq and former Keeper of the Department of the Middle East at the British Museum

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Georgina Herrmann is Honorary Professor and Emeritus Reader in Near Eastern Studies at University College London, specializing in the ivories from the Assyrian capital Nimrud. For a decade she directed the archaeological excavations at Merv, Turkmenistan, a series of medieval settlements on the Silk Road, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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