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A Neo-Assyrian Relief in the Weingreen Museum of Biblical Antiquities, Trinity College Dublin: a case study in artefact acquisition
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Date Issued
2011-10-14
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2016-10-12T15:30:04Z
Abstract
The focus of this paper is a neo-Assyrian relief discovered in the Weingreen Museum of Biblical Antiquities at Trinity College Dublin (hereafter the Weingreen Museum). The shallow relief depicts a pictorial vignette of a kneeling genie, rendered in profile, facing a tree of life, on a horizon formed by a cuneiform border (WM 1189). Details surrounding the relief’s acquisition were completely unknown to Trinity College Dublin staff during 2008-9. This investigation follows a paper trail which illuminates the circumstances behind its procurement and subsequent journey from Iraq to Dublin in the Victorian period. The results establish the relief as the uncontested prize piece of the Weingreen Museum.
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Journal Article
Publisher
Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Section C: Archaeology, Celtic Studies, History, Linguistics and Literature
Journal
Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy
Volume
112C
Start Page
61
End Page
93
Copyright (Published Version)
2011 Royal Irish Academy
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
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