At least 2,800 years old, this figure of a man is attributed to the Neo-Assyrian culture of Ancient Mesopotamia, and was excavated from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu). It is carved from elephant ivory and depicts a striding male holding the horns of an oryx, with a monkey perched on his shoulder and traces of a leopard skin once draped over his arm. The figure’s eyes, necklace, and armlet were carved to likely receive inlays of colored glass or semiprecious stone. It measures 13.5 × 7.6 cm (5 5/16 × 3 i