亚述帝国是兴起于美索不达米亚（即两河流域，今伊拉克境内幼发拉底河和底格里斯河一带）的国家，在两河文明的几千年历史上，亚述可以说是历史延续最完整的国家，历史学家掌握有从大约公元前2000年开始到公元前605年连续的亚述国王名单。公元前900年前后，亚述国家空前强大，成为不可一世的亚述帝国，然后最终于公元前605年灭亡，国家随之消失。
亚述文化博采西亚各国之长，且具有自己的特点。在尼姆鲁德、尼尼微、豪尔萨巴德等地均发现亚述时期的宏伟的宫殿、神庙和其他建筑。建筑物饰有大量浮雕，有很高的艺术水平。
Figureofamanwithanoryx,amonkey,andaleopardskin
Period:Neo-Assyrian
Date:ca.8thcenturyB.C.
Geography:Mesopotamia,Nimrud(ancientKalhu)
Culture:Assyrian
Medium:Ivory
Dimensions:H.55/16xW.3in.(13.5x7.6cm)
CreditLine:RogersFund,1960
AccessionNumber:60.145.11
FurnitureplaquecarvedinhighreliefwithtwoEgyptianizingfiguresflankingavolutetree
Date:ca.9th–8thcenturyB.C.
Dimensions:H.47/8xW.31/16xTh.7/16in.(12.4x7.7x1.1cm)
CreditLine:RogersFund,1962
AccessionNumber:62.269.3
Furnitureplaquecarvedinreliefwithawingedfemalefigureanda“sacredtree”
Geography:Syria,probablyfromArslanTash(ancientHadatu)
Medium:Ivory,gold
Dimensions:31/8×113/16×1/4in.(8×4.6×0.7cm)
CreditLine:FletcherFund,1957
AccessionNumber:57.80.10
Furnitureplaquecarvedinreliefwithamalefiguregraspingatree;wingedsundiscabove
Dimensions:H.101/2xW.41/2xTh.5/16in.(26.7x11.4x0.8cm)
CreditLine:RogersFund,1959
AccessionNumber:59.107.6
Furnitureplaquecarvedinreliefwithwarriorholdinglotuses
Dimensions:11.38x2.72x0.2in.(28.91x6.91x0.51cm)
AccessionNumber:59.107.7
Furnitureplaquecarvedinreliefwithafalcon-headedfigure
Dimensions:3.9x2.01x1.73in.(9.91x5.11x4.39cm)
CreditLine:RogersFund,1964
AccessionNumber:64.37.11
Furnitureplaquecarvedinreliefwithafemalefigure
Dimensions:4.33x2.2x0.31in.(11x5.59x0.79cm)
AccessionNumber:62.269.6
Furnitureplaquecarvedinreliefwithlion-headedfigure
Date:ca.8th–7thcenturyB.C.
Dimensions:41/8×21/4×5/16in.(10.5×5.7×0.8cm)
CreditLine:RogersFund,1961
AccessionNumber:61.197.12
Furnitureplaquecarvedinreliefwithamalefigureslayingagriffin
Dimensions:H.41/8xW.411/16xD.7/16in.(10.5x11.9x1.1cm)
AccessionNumber:61.197.11
Horsefrontletcarvedinreliefwithafemalefigureflankedbylions
Dimensions:65/16in.×211/16in.×1in.(16.1×6.8×2.5cm)
AccessionNumber:61.197.5
Plaquewithfalcon-headedRewearingcrownofUpperandLowerEgypt
Dimensions:H.213/16xW.15/8xD.27/16in.(7.1x4.1x6.2cm)
AccessionNumber:60.145.2
Plaquecarvedinreliefwithsphinxtramplingfigure
Dimensions:2.13x2.6x0.3in.(5.41x6.6x0.76cm)
AccessionNumber:64.37.13
Openworkfurnitureplaquewithtwosphinxes
Date:ca.9th–8thcenturyBC
Medium:Ivory,goldfoil
Dimensions:25/16×47/16×7/16in.(5.8×11.3×1.1cm)
AccessionNumber:57.80.4a,b
Openworkfurnitureplaquewithastriding,ram-headedsphinx
Dimensions:H.31/16xW.31/8xD.5/16in.(7.8x8x0.8cm)
AccessionNumber:64.37.7
Openworkplaquewithastridingsphinx
Dimensions:H.37/16xW.41/16xTh.13/16in.(8.8x10.3x2.1cm)
AccessionNumber:64.37.1
Openworkfurnitureplaquewithastridingsphinx
Dimensions:413/16×41/4×9/16in.(12.2×10.8×1.4cm)
AccessionNumber:57.80.1
Openworkfurnitureplaquewithram-headedsphinx
Dimensions:5×4in.(12.7×10.2cm)
AccessionNumber:57.80.2
Furnitureplaquecarvedinreliefwithsphinx
Dimensions:2.44x2.99x0.31in.(6.2x7.59x0.79cm)
AccessionNumber:64.37.10
Furnitureplaquecarvedinreliefwithastriding,ram-headedsphinxsupportedbytwokneelingfigures
Dimensions:H.4xW.21/2xTh.7/16in.(10.1x6.3x1.1cm)
AccessionNumber:62.269.5
Furnitureplaquecarvedinreliefwitha“womanatthewindow”
Dimensions:33/16×413/16×7/16in.(8.15×12.3×1.1cm)
AccessionNumber:57.80.11
Openworkfurnitureplaquewitha"womanatthewindow"
Dimensions:2.83x2.72x0.31in.(7.19x6.91x0.79cm)
CreditLine:RogersFund1959
AccessionNumber:59.107.18
Headofafemalefigure
Dimensions:111/16×13/8×13/16in.(4.3×3.5×3cm)
CreditLine:RogersFund,1954
AccessionNumber:54.117.8
Headofamaleorfemalefigure
Medium:Ivory,EgyptianBlue
Dimensions:H.37/16xW.39/16xD.21/8in.(8.7x9x5.4cm)
AccessionNumber:62.269.2
Dimensions:11/16×11/8×11/16in.(2.7×2.9×1.8cm)
AccessionNumber:61.197.9
Openworkfurnitureplaquewiththeheadofafeline
Dimensions:2.09x1.89x0.94in.(5.31x4.8x2.39cm)
AccessionNumber:62.269.10
Medium:Ivory,wood(modern)
Dimensions:137/8×195/8×6in.,5.5lb.(35.2×49.8×15.2cm)
AccessionNumber:59.107.1
Furnitureplaquecarvedinreliefwithtwoaddorsed,ram-headedsphinxes
Dimensions:17/8x6x1/4in.(4.7x15.2x0.7cm)
CreditLine:HarrisBrisbaneDickFund,1967
AccessionNumber:67.22.3
Furnitureorcosmeticboxplaquecarvedintheroundwithstridingbull
Dimensions:2.89x1.46x0.94in.(7.34x3.71x2.39cm)
AccessionNumber:54.117.10
Openworkfurnitureplaquewithacowsucklingacalf
Dimensions:1.73x3.19x0.59in.(4.39x8.1x1.5cm)
AccessionNumber:64.37.3
Headandforelegofasnarlinglion
Dimensions:3.9x2.72x1.06in.(9.91x6.91x2.69cm)
AccessionNumber:54.117.6
Handleofaflywhiskorfan
Date:ca.8th–7thcenturyBC
Dimensions:41/8×17/16×9/16in.(10.5×3.6×1.5cm)
AccessionNumber:54.117.3
Cloisonnéfurnitureplaquewithtwogriffinsinaflorallandscape
AccessionNumber:61.197.1
Furnitureplaquecarvedinreliefwithwingedfigures,locust,andmonkey
Dimensions:2.01x2.95x0.35in.(5.11x7.49x0.89cm)
AccessionNumber:67.22.7
Incisedhorsefrontletcarvedintotheshapeofaflowering,volutepalmettetree
Dimensions:4.21x2.2x2.09in.(10.69x5.59x5.31cm)
AccessionNumber:60.145.3
Furnituresupport:femalesphinxwithHathor-stylecurls
Period:MiddleBronzeAge–OldAssyrianTradingColony
Date:ca.18thcenturyB.C.
Geography:Anatolia,probablyfromAcemhyük
Culture:OldAssyrianTradingColony
Medium:Ivory(Hippopotamus),goldfoil
Dimensions:53/16×15/8×17/8in.(13.2×4.2×4.8cm)
CreditLine:GiftofGeorgeD.Pratt,1932
AccessionNumber:32.161.46
Furnitureelement:bull-manwithHathor-stylecurls
Medium:Ivory(hippopotamus)
Dimensions:23/16in.×1in.×5/8in.(5.5×2.5×1.6cm)
CreditLine:GiftofMrs.GeorgeD.Pratt,inmemoryofGeorgeD.Pratt,1936
AccessionNumber:36.70.3
Furnitureplaque:hawk
Dimensions:47/16×97/16×11/16in.(11.2×23.9×2.7cm)
CreditLine:GiftofMrs.GeorgeD.Pratt,inmemoryofGeorgeD.Pratt,1937