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Appendix to accompany the American Journal of Archaeology publication:
Dressing the Neo-Assyrian Queen in Identity and Ideology: Elements and Ensembles from the Royal Tombs at Nimrud Amy Rebecca Gansell
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Fig. 7. Dress elements from Tomb I’s sarcophagus.
1988.1: 110+ gold and carnelian beads, lgth. of necklace as pictured ca. 47 cm (Hussein 2016, 59,
pl. 18a).
1988.2: 170 carnelian beads, lgth. of necklace as pictured ca. 43 cm (Hussein 2016, 59, pl. 18b).
1988.3: 118 beads of faience, translucent green stone, and black stone, lgth. of necklace as
pictured ca. 37 cm (Hussein 2016, 59, pl. 18c).
1988.4: 140+ faience beads, lgth. of necklace as pictured ca. 43 cm (Hussein 2016, 59, pl. 18d).
1988.5: 120+ faience beads, lgth. of necklace as pictured ca. 35 cm (Hussein 2016, 59, pl. 18e).
1988.6: 54 beads of faience, blue stone, rock crystal, and gold, lgth. of necklace as pictured ca.
26 cm (Hussein 2016, 59, pl. 18f).
1988.7: 110+ beads of banded agate, rock crystal, translucent yellow stone, and amethyst, lgth. of
necklace as pictured ca. 39 cm (Hussein 2016, 59, pl. 18g).
1988.8: 28 rectangular gold elements, combined lgth. as strung ca. 26 cm (Hussein 2016, 59, pl.
19a).
1988.9: double-strand gold chain with attachment loops at both ends, wdth. of configuration as pictured ca. 12 cm (Hussein 2016, 59, pl. 15a).
1988.10: 191 gold beads, lgth. of necklace as pictured ca. 26 cm (Hussein 2016, 59, pl. 17e).
1988.11: 13 gold beads, bead diam. ca. 1.5 cm (Hussein 2016, 59, pl. 17d).
1988.12: 14 gold beads, diam. of large beads ca. 1.25 cm, diam. of small beads ca. 0.75 cm
(Hussein 2016, 59, pl. 17a).
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1988.14: 11 gold beads, no dimensions published. Note that the tomb plan illustrated here
portrays diameters ranging from ca. 1 to ca. 1.5 cm based on the known diameters of 1988.11–12
(Hussein 2016, 59–60).
1988.15: pair of gold earrings, wdth. ca. 3 cm (Hussein 2016, 8, 60, pl. 16c).
1988.16: finger ring of gold and stone (possibly agate), diam. ca. 2 cm (Hussein 2016, 60, pl.
15c).
1988.17: four carnelian finger rings, diam. ca. 2 cm (Hussein 2016, 60, pl. 15d).
1988.18: five gold fringed crescent earrings, wdth. ca. 3–4 cm (Hussein 2016, 60, pl. 16a–b).
1988.19: gold fibula with Pazuzu head and female figure, wdth. ca. 3 cm (Hussein 2016, 60, pl.
15b).
1988.20: fragmentary pair of earrings of gold and blue stone or paste, lgth. ca. 3 cm (Hussein
2016, 60, pl. 16d).
1988.21: gold-mounted carnelian stamp seal with intaglio bearing Egyptian or pseudo-Egyptian
script possibly reading “Beloved Kephren and Horus,” wdth. ca. 4 cm (Hussein 2016, 61, pl.
13a).
1988.22: gold-mounted carnelian stamp seal with intaglio depicting fantastical creatures flanking
a palm tree, ht. 2.5 cm (Hussein 2016, 61, pl. 13b).
1988.23: gold-mounted turquoise or quartz stamp seal, unknown intaglio, ht. ca. 2.75 cm
(Hussein 2016, 61, pl. 13c).
1988.24: lapis lazuli crouching monkey pendant with gold collar and gold suspension loop, ht.
2.5 cm (Hussein 2016, 61, pl. 19b).
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1988.25: banded agate stamp seal in the form of a recumbent bull with a gold wire collar and
gold foil impression surface depicting nude, winged Ishtar, lgth. 2.4 cm (Hussein 2016, 62, pl.
13d).
1988.26: stone beads, no dimensions or photograph available (Hussein 2016, 62).
1988.27: gold anklet, no dimensions or photograph available (Hussein 2016, 62).
1988.28: gold conical pendant, no dimensions or photograph available (Hussein 2016, 62). Note
that this object is erroneously described as “beads” on Hussein’s (2016, pl. 11) Plan of Tomb I, illustrated in fig. 6 of this article.
1988.32: translucent blue stone pendant with gold suspension wire, ht. ca. 3 cm (Hussein 2016,
62, pl. 19k).
1988.33: banded agate stamp seal in the form of a recumbent sphinx with intaglio depicting a beardless worshipper facing a star, ht. ca. 3.5 cm (Hussein 2016, 62, pl. 13e).
1988.34a: rock crystal crouching monkey, intaglio unknown, ht. 3 cm (Hussein 2016, 62, pl.
19c).
1988.34b: rock crystal crouching monkey, intaglio unknown, ht. 2 cm (Hussein 2016, 63, pl.
19d).
1988.35: carnelian crouching monkey, ht. 1.8 cm (Hussein 2016, 63, pl. 19e).
1988.36a: rock crystal recumbent bull, intaglio unknown, lgth. 1.5 cm (Hussein 2016, 63, pl.
19f).
1988.36b: rock crystal recumbent bull, intaglio unknown, lgth. 1.5 cm (Hussein 2016, 63, pl.
19g).
1988.36c: rock crystal recumbent bull, intaglio unknown, lgth. 1.4 cm (Hussein 2016, 63, pl.
19h).
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1988.37: blue stone or faience item in the form of a vase with lug handles, wdth. 0.4 cm (Hussein
2016, 63, pl. 19n).
1988.38: carnelian recumbent lion, intaglio unknown, lgth. 1.2 cm (Hussein 2016, 63, pl. 19j).
1988.39: black stone item in the form of a vase, ht. 1.4 cm (Hussein 2016, 63, pl. 19o).
1988.40: rock crystal recumbent bull with intaglio bearing unconfirmed linear design, lgth. 2 cm
(Hussein 2016, 63, pl. 19i).
1988.41: rock crystal stamp seal with intaglio depicting nude, winged Ishtar, ht. 2 cm (Hussein
2016, 64, pl. 13f).
1988.42: light blue rock crystal stamp seal with indecipherable intaglio, ht. 1.9 cm (Hussein
2016, 64, pl. 13g).
1988.43: carnelian stamp seal with intaglio depicting sphinxes flanking a sacred tree with birds, a crescent, and a star above, ht. 1.5 cm, wdth. of sealing surface 1.7 cm (Hussein 2016, 64, pl.
13h).
1988.45a: banded agate cylindrical bead, lgth. 2.2 cm (Hussein 2016, 64, pl. 18h).
1988.45b: banded agate spherical bead, diam. 1.5 cm (Hussein 2016, 64, pl. 18h).
1988.46a: at least 29 faience, gold, and possibly shell pendants, stamp seals, and cylinder seals
(Three pieces are in the form of a winged goddess, and at least 11 pieces are in the form of the
Egyptian god Bes. Two pieces bear Egyptian or pseudo-Egyptian writing), lgth. of strung arrangement as pictured ca. 10 cm (Hussein 2016, 64, pl. 14a).
1988.46b: faience cylinder seal with intaglio depicting a human figure with upraised hands advancing right toward a crescent on a stand (probably a divine standard) followed by another human figure with upraised hands advancing right toward a horned animal, ht. ca. 1.5 cm
(Hussein 2016, 64, pl. 14b).
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1988.46c: 35 fly-shaped faience beads, lgth. of necklace as pictured ca. 9 cm (Hussein 2016, 65, pl. 14c).
1988.51: pair of gold bracelets inlaid with lapis lazuli, carnelian, hematite, rock crystal, turquoise, agate, and other stones and paste, ht. 3 cm, diam. 10.3 cm (Hussein 2016, 65, pl. 15e).
1988.69: bronze mirror with remnants of wood adhering to the tang, diam. 16 cm (Hussein 2016,
68, pl. 22b).
Fig. 8. Dress elements from Tomb II’s sarcophagus.
1989.1: gold rosette crown, ht. 5 cm, diam. 18 cm (Hussein 2016, 69, pl. 37a).
1989.5: gold, lapis lazuli, and banded agate diadem with a dorsal streamer and forehead ornament, lgth. 40 cm, wdth. of strap ca. 4 cm (Hussein 2016, 70, pl. 37b).
1989.8: bracelet or armlet of gold and agate eyestones, diam. ca. 9 cm (Hussein 2016, 72, pl.
74a).
1989.9: pair of gold bracelets or armlets with lion-head terminals, diam. 7.2, thickness 1.6 cm
(Hussein 2016, 72, pl. 73b).
1989.10: pair of gold bracelets inlaid with banded agate, agate eyestones, turquoise, and possibly faience, bearing imagery depicting kneeling winged genies holding cones and buckets flanking sacred trees, diam. of roundel ca. 6 cm (Hussein 2016, 72–73, pl. 72a).
1989.13: pair of gold bracelets or armlets inlaid with carnelian, banded agate, speckled stone, translucent green stone, and other stones, diam. 13 cm, wdth. 2.3 cm (Hussein 2016, 74, pl. 73a).
1989.14: pair of gold ribbed anklets, ht. 9.7 cm, diam. 15 cm (Hussein 2016, 74, pl. 76a).
1989.15: pair of gold ribbed anklets, diam. 7.3 cm (Hussein 2016, 74–75, pl. 76b).
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1989.16: gold torque with pendants in the form of leaves or petals and animal-head terminals at
the hasp, diam. ca. 22.5 cm (Hussein 2016, 75, pl. 46a).
1989.17: gold torque with inlaid banded agate pendants in the form of leaves or petals and
animal-head terminals at the hasp, diam. ca. 19 cm (Hussein 2016, 75, pl. 46b).
1989.18: gold torque, diam. 14 cm (Hussein 2016, 75, pl. 47a).
1989.21: pair of gold bracelets consisting of hinged rectangular segments inlaid with banded
agate ovals, diam. ca. 7 cm (Hussein 2016, 76, pl. 73c).
1989.27: gold and agate eyestone ornament, probably the terminal of a dorsal streamer, wdth. 4.2
cm (Hussein 2016, 77, pl. 70c).
1989.33: double-strand gold chain with attachment loop in the center, estimated lgth. end-to-end
at least 55 cm (Hussein 2016, 79, pl. 71a).
1989.34: double-strand gold chain with attachment loop at each end, lgth. end-to-end 54.8 cm
(Hussein 2016, 80, pl. 71b).
1989.35: gold chain with attachment loop at each end, lgth. end-to-end 23.5 cm (Hussein 2016,
80, pl. 71c).
1989.36: gold chain with large attachment loop at each end, lgth. end-to-end 24.5 cm (Hussein
2016, 80, pl. 81a).
1989.193: silver ring of unknown function, diam. 4 cm (Hussein 2016, 105, pl. 75e).
1989.194: electrum mirror with Akkadian inscription reading “Belonging to Ataliyā, queen of
Sargon” along the handle (Al-Rawi 2008, 137–38), diam. 14.4 cm (Hussein 2016, 105, pl. 43c).
1989.195: bronze mirror with gold, ivory, and banded agate handle, diam. 21 cm (Hussein 2016,
105, pl. 43a–b).
1989.199: bronze mirror missing its handle, diam. 22.5 cm (Hussein 2016, 106, pl. 43d).
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Fig. 9. Dress elements from Coffin 1, Tomb III.
1989.209: gold circlet, diam. 18.5 cm (Hussein 2016, 106, pl. 103a).
1989.210: gold circlet, diam. 20.5 cm (Hussein 2016, 107, pl. 103a).
1989.211: gold dress ornament featuring tessellated straps, lgth. of long band 37 cm, wdth. of
bands 1.8 cm (Hussein 2016, 107, pl. 103b).
1989.212–13: pair of gold bracelets with lion-head terminals, diam. 7.5, wdth. 1.5 cm (Hussein
2016, 107, pl. 122a).
1989.214: gold bracelet with flat palmette terminals, diam. 4.3 cm, wdth. 2 cm (Hussein 2016,
107, pl. 122b). Note that on the tomb plan illustrated here an image of 1989.216, which is essentially identical, stands in for 1989.214 because an adequate photograph of 1989.214 is not
available.
1989.256–57: pair of gold ribbed anklets, ht. 5 cm, diam. 8.8 cm (Hussein 2016, 113, pl. 125a).
1989.258–59: pair of gold ribbed anklets, ht. 5.5 cm, diam. 8.8 cm (Hussein 2016, 113, pl. 125b).
1989.260a: gold chain with snake-head terminals bearing attachment loops at the mouth, lgth.
end-to-end 97 cm (Hussein 2016, 113, pl. 105a).
1989.260b: gold-mounted carnelian stamp seal with a gold chain; intaglio depicts two scenes of a
man fighting a lion and three untranslated Egyptian hieroglyphic signs. No dimensions are
published, but the tomb plan illustrated here portrays a height of ca. 2.5 cm for the seal based on
the height of a similar object, 1988.22 (Hussein 2016, 61, 114, pl. 105b).
1989.260c: gold-mounted quartz stamp seal with a gold chain; intaglio depicts a kneeling man
holding two lions by the tail and bears an untranslated possibly Arabian or Nabatean inscription.
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No dimensions are published, but the tomb plan illustrated here portrays a height of ca. 2.5 cm
for the seal based on the height of a similar object, 1988.22 (Hussein 2016, 61, 114, pl. 105c).
1989.261: quadruple-strand gold chain ornament terminating in multiple gold ball-tipped chains,
lgth. 75 cm (Hussein 2016, 114, pl. 105d).
1989.263: gold wristbands with attached finger rings inlaid with stone or faience, lgth. of finger cords 7.3–7.8 cm (Hussein 2016, 115, pl. 126).
Fig. 10. Dress elements from Coffin 2, Tomb III.
1989.285: gold torque with floral pendants and animal-head terminals at the hasp, diam. 13.7 cm
(Hussein 2016, 119, pl. 143a).
1989.286: gold torque with ram-head terminals at the hasp, diam. 13.2 cm (Hussein 2016, 119, pl. 143b).
1989.289–90: pair of gold ribbed anklets, ht. 7.5 cm, diam. 10.3 cm (Hussein 2016, 119, pl.
149b). Note that on the tomb plan illustrated here 1989.290 is duplicated to represent this pair, because an adequate photograph of 1989.289 is not available.
1989.292–93: pair of gold coiled armlets with animal-head terminals, diam. 8 cm (Hussein 2016,
120, pl. 149a).
1989.309: crown of gold, lapis lazuli, turquoise, bitumen, and other stone or paste, featuring flowers, fruits, bountiful grape vines, and fantastical female figures, ht. 16 cm, diam. 24 cm
(Hussein 2016, 123, pls. 129–32).
1989.310: gold ornament of unknown function (possibly meant to be positioned around the head
or over the shoulders) consisting of a long oval formed by straps with roundels for inlay (only
one inlay, of unknown material, remains); the front and back roundels resemble the terminals on
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dorsal streamers and feature a fringe of gold ball-tipped chains, lgth. 38 cm (Hussein 2016, 123, pl. 140e).
1989.312: gold chain, lgth. end-to-end 81 cm (Hussein 2016, 123, pl. 141a).
1989.317: gold ornament of unknown function (possibly serving as a dorsal element or necklace counterweight) consisting of chains bound together at one end with gold wire and topped by a double attachment loop; at the opposite end from the loop, beads of agate, carnelian, and turquoise embellish the ends of the chains, lgth. end-to-end 67 cm (Hussein 2016, 124, pl. 141b).
1989.318: gold chain ornament of unknown function (possibly meant to be positioned over the
shoulders) forming a long oval, along which are open circles that may once have secured stones in the manner of the central, intact circle that holds an agate eyestone; at the opposite end from the eyestone, the chains are bound together and attached to three shorter chains from which are suspended two pomegranates of banded agate and a turquoise stone that may be a scarab, scaraboid, or stamp seal, lgth. end-to-end 52 cm (Hussein 2016, 124, pl. 141c).
1989.319: double gold chain ornament of unknown function (possibly serving as a dorsal
element or a necklace counterweight) forming a long oval with an attachment loop at one end; at
the opposite end from the loop, the chains are bound together by a bar to which are attached four
agate eyestones from which multiple gold ball-tipped chains dangle, lgth. end-to-end 49 cm
(Hussein 2016, 124, pl. 141d).
1989.328: gold-mounted carnelian stamp seal with intaglio possibly depicting a standing male
figure, lgth. 3.2 cm, wdth. 2.2 cm (Hussein 2016, 126, pl. 133c).
1989.329: gold-mounted carnelian stamp seal with intaglio depicting Ishtar holding a ring and
rod in her left hand and a scimitar in her right hand as she stands on a griffin, ht. 3 cm, wdth. 2.2
cm (Hussein 2016, 126, pl. 133b).
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1989.330: gold-mounted pyramidal carnelian stamp seal; two of the sides depict a nude hero
subduing a bull; the intaglio on the third side depicts a pair of animals (caprids?) with entwined necks, and the bottom intaglio depicts a kneeling or striding Assyrian god surrounded by rays, ht. ca. 2 cm, wdth. ca. 2 cm (Hussein 2016, 126, pl. 133d).
1989.332: gold-capped carnelian cylinder seal with intaglio depicting the queen to the left of a
“sacred tree” and, to the right of the tree, the ruler is followed by a beardless male, who is
probably the turtānu, ht. 4.1 cm, diam. 1.5 cm (Hussein 2016, 127, pl. 133e).
1989.333: gold-mounted blue stone cylinder seal with intaglio depicting a god beneath the divine winged disk, from which streamers flow down into the hands of flanking ruler-figures; a
beardless figure behind the ruler on the right side is probably the turtānu; symbols fill the field,
and the Akkadian inscription reads “Seal of Ninurta-idiya-shukshid, the eunuch of Adad-nirari, king of Assyria, chief of the cooks (and) shepherds” (Al-Rawi 2008, 135–36), ht. 5.3 cm, diam.
1.7 cm (Hussein 2016, 127, pl. 133f).
1989.334: gold stamp seal with intaglio depicting the queen with raised hands facing an
enthroned goddess, behind which is the motif of a scorpion; a guilloche band encircles the scene,
and the Akkadian inscription around the exterior edge of the stamp reads “Belonging to Ḫamâ,
queen of Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, daughter-in-law of Adad-nirari” (Al-Rawi 2008, 136), ht.
4 cm, diam. 3.2 cm (Hussein 2016, 127, pl. 133a).
Fig. 11. Dress elements from Tomb IV’s sarcophagus.
1990.97: bronze mirror, dimensions unknown (Hussein 2016, 161, pl. 179d).
1990.112: four silver fibulae, dimensions unknown (Hussein 2016, 163, pl. 179c).
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1990.113: gold ring with round bezel decorated with a granulated pattern of concentric rings,
dimensions unknown (Hussein 2016, 164, pl. 179a).
1990.114: gold crescent earring, dimensions unknown (Hussein 2016, 164, pl. 178c).
1990.116: gold-mounted stamp seal pendant with intaglio depicting Ishtar in her warrior aspect, ht. of stone 1.75 cm (Hussein 2016, 164, pl. 178a).
1990.117: gold-mounted green stone stamp seal pendant with intaglio depicting a nude, winged
Ishtar and a cow suckling a calf, lgth. of stone 2.6 cm (Hussein 2016, 164, pl. 178b).
Fig. 12. 3-D model of Neo-Assyrian queenly dress.
1988.9: double-strand gold chain with attachment loops at both ends, wdth. of configuration as
pictured ca. 12 cm (Hussein 2016, 59, pl. 15a).
1988.18: five gold fringed crescent earrings, wdth. ca. 3–4 cm (Hussein 2016, 60, pl. 16a–b).
1988.19: gold fibula with Pazuzu head and female figure, wdth. ca. 3 cm (Hussein 2016, 60, pl.
15b).
1988.21: gold-mounted carnelian stamp seal with intaglio bearing Egyptian or pseudo-Egyptian
script possibly reading “Beloved Kephren and Horus,” wdth. ca. 4 cm (Hussein 2016, 61, pl.
13a).
1989.5: gold, lapis lazuli, and banded agate diadem with a dorsal streamer and forehead
ornament, lgth. 40 cm, wdth. of strap ca. 4 cm (Hussein 2016, 70, pl. 37b).
1989.10: pair of gold bracelets inlaid with banded agate, agate eyestones, turquoise, and possibly
faience, bearing imagery depicting kneeling winged genies holding cones and buckets flanking
sacred trees, diam. of roundel ca. 6 cm (Hussein 2016, 72–73, pl. 72a).
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1989.17: gold torque with inlaid banded agate pendants in the form of leaves or petals and
animal-head terminals at the hasp, diam. ca. 19 cm (Hussein 2016, 75, pl. 46b).
1989.28: 42 gold strip garment ornaments, lgth. up to 15 cm, wdth. ca. 0.5 cm (Hussein 2016, 77,
pl. 79c).
1989.44: ten gold finger rings inlaid with agate eyestones and turquoise and/or blue paste,
interior diam. 2 cm (Hussein 2016, 82, pl. 74c).
1989.116: 770 gold garment ornaments in the form of 10-petalled rosettes, wdth. 1.5 cm
(Hussein 2016, 94, pl. 77).
1989.118: 1,160 gold hemispherical garment ornaments, diam. up to 0.5 cm (Hussein 2016, 95,
pl. 78b).
1989.119: 147 gold garment ornaments in the form of knobby triangles, lgth. of each side 2.3 cm
(Hussein 2016, 95, pl. 79a).
Works Cited
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Hussein, M.M. 2016. Nimrud: The Queens’ Tombs. Edited and translated by M. Altaweel. Edited with additional notes by M. Gibson. Baghdad and Chicago: Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage and the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
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