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- Toggle the table of contents. Nimrud lens. ... The Nimrud lens, also called Layard lens, is an 8th-century BC piece of rock crystal which was unearthed in 1850 by...
- Whatever its purpose, as an ornament, as magnifying lens, a burning glass, or part of a telescope, the Nimrud lens certainly appears to be more than an accident.
- In 1850, archeologist John Layard discovered what looks to be a lens at a site he was excavating at the palace of Nimrud in what is now Iraq.
- Step back in time to the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, where the unearthing of the Nimrud Lens sheds new light on archaeological discoveries in the region.
- Nimrud Lens: What Was The Purpose Of This Ancient Neo-Assyrian Crystal? Complete the form below to listen to the audio version of this article.
- The surface of the Nimrud lens had 12 cavities that were opened during grinding. ... Today, the Nimrud lens is kept at the British Museum.
- Nimrud’s slightly oval lens was most likely polished using a lapidary wheel. ... Compared to the Nimrud lens, it was more powerful and of better quality.
- The Nimrud lens is a 3,000-year-old piece of rock crystal unearthed by Sir John Layard in 1850 at the Assyrian palace of Nimrud, in modern-day Iraq.
- The Nimrud lens: Whatever its origin, as ornament, as magnifying lens or part of a telescope, the Nimrud lens is the oldest lens in the world.
