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- The Nimrud lens, also called Layard lens, is an 8th-century BC piece of rock crystal which was unearthed in 1850 by Austen Henry Layard at the Assyrian palace of Nimrud...
- These dimensions would make the Nimrud lens equivalent to a 3× magnifying glass.
- 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 surface of the Nimrud lens had 12 cavities that were opened during grinding.
- 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.
- Discovered in 1850 by English archaeologist Austen Henry Layard at the ancient Assyrian palace of Nimrud, in modern-day Iraq , the Nimrud Lens is a curious...
- The Nimrud Lens holds significant historical and scientific significance, regardless of its exact purpose.
- 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.
- Artist’s impression of the palaces of Nimrud by Austen Henry Layard. Photo: Wikimedia. One of the last specialists to examine the lens, Dr. Ángel Tomás...
- 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.
