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Antiquity


Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Imperial Roman Period, Ancient Middle East.



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Ancient Egypt

ANCIENT EGYPT

Ancient Greece

ANCIENT GREECE

Ancient Israel

ANCIENT ISRAEL

Ancient Jordan

ANCIENT JORDAN

Ancient Middle East

ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST

Imperial Roman Period

IMPERIAL ROMAN PERIOD

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A soldier and a Mari dignitary who carries the "standard of Mari". Detail of a victory parade, from the Ishtar temple, Mari, Syria. 2400 BCE Schist panel inlaid with mother of pearl plaques. H:36 cm, total L: 72 cm AO 19820
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A soldier and a Mari dignitary who carries the "standard of Mari". Deta...

Priestess wearing a "polos" hat. Stone head with plaster, asphalt, and shells from the temple of Ishtar, Mari. Period of the Archaic Dynasties, 2600-2340 BCE 15 x 12,6 cm AO 18 212
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Priestess wearing a "polos" hat. Stone head with plaster,...

Scribe or priest. Alabaster head from the Ishtar Temple, Mari, Syria (2400 BCE) 8.6 x 6.3 x 8.2 cm AO 17 565
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Scribe or priest. Alabaster head from the...

Terracotta tablets from the time of Prince Ur-Utu and Ur-Mama. a) record of goatherds, b) record of cowherds. From Lagash/Tello, Mesopotamia (2225-2175 BCE) a) 4.8 x 3.3 cm - b) 6.3 x 5.5 cm AO 2695 and AO 3306
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Terracotta tablets from the time of Prince Ur-Utu and Ur-Mama. a) record of go...

Purchase of a slave by Lugal-Ushumgal, Prince of Lagash, vassal of Naram-Sin, 4th King of Akkad. Princely contract. Terracotta tablet (2250 BCE) from Tello, Iraq 10 x 4.5 x 2.1 cm - AO 2689
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Purchase of a slave by Lugal-Ushumgal, Prince of Lagash, vassal of Naram-...

Livestock report. Cuneiform tablet from the reign of a prince of Urma, vassal of the King of Akkad, (22nd year, 10th month of reign). 2.8 x 2.2 cm AO 11328
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Livestock report. Cuneiform tablet from the reign of a prince of Urma, vas...

Harvest record. Yield of barley, wheat, and buckwheat. Terracotta tablet from the reign of Gudea of Lagash from Tello, Iraq 7 x 5.3 cm Inv. 3321
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Harvest record. Yield of barley, wheat, and buckwheat. Terracotta tablet from t...

Chronological list of kings of Larsa from 2025-1763 BCE Terracotta prism with Cuneiform writing from the third year the reign of King Hammurabi, 1st Babylonian Dyn. (1792-1750 BCE). From Larsa, Iraq 29.5 x 10 cm - AO 7025
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Chronological list of kings of Larsa from 2025-1763 BCE Terracotta prism with Cu...

Royal head, perhaps depicting Hammurabi(1792-1750 BCE). From Susa. As on the stele of Hammurabi, the prince is wearing a rounded cap with a high brim, similar to that worn by king Gudea. Diorite, H: 15 cm Sb 95
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Royal head, perhaps depicting Hammurabi(1792-1750 BCE). From Susa. As on the ste...

The Code of Hammurabi (1792-1750 BCE), 282 laws. Detail of the stele,front side:the code. Engraved black basalt stele (1st half 19th BCE, 1st Babylonian Dynasty). Originally from Babylon, found at Susa, Iran. Height 225 cm
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The Code of Hammurabi (1792-1750 BCE), 282 laws. Detail of the stele,fron...

Three rams with gilded heads on a base of two demons. Bronze, gold and silver; support for an offering table or altar; from the palace of Larsa,Iraq. Period of Isin-Larsa (beginning of 2nd mill. BCE) See also 08-02-10/64 H: 22 cm AO 15705
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Three rams with gilded heads on a base of two demons. Bronze, gold and silver;...

Orant of Larsa, probably Hammurabi (1792-1750 BCE), law-giver and sixth king of the Amorite dynasty of Babylon. From Larsa.See 08-02-10/39. Bronze, face and hands gold-plated. H: 19,6 cm AO 15704
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Orant of Larsa, probably Hammurabi (1792-1750 BCE), law-giver and sixth king of...