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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...
- The Nimrud lens is kept in the British Museum, where it is not currently on display. Nimrud lens at the British museum. Photo: Geni/Wikimedia.
- 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.
- 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.
- The surface of the Nimrud lens had 12 cavities that were opened during grinding. ... Today, the Nimrud lens is kept at the British Museum.
- Discover Nimrud Lens in London, England: Despite the name, this ancient piece of crystal may not have been a lens at all.
- Theories surrounding the use of the Nimrud Lens include it being a lens used to start a fire by concentrating the sun’s rays, or being a magnifying lens.
- Dubbed the “Nimrud lens”, the highly-polished piece dating back to around 750-710 BCE was first identified as a lens...
- 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.
- This magnifying glass was made of rock crystal and had a convex shape, similar to the Senetjer lenses described in King’s work. The Nimrud Lens.
