Trees


Cedars, pines, fruit trees etc.



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Island of Arvad (today Tyre) on the                    
Lebanese coast. Cedar wood transport.                  
Bas-relief from the Palace of King Sargon II at        
Khorsbad, Mesopotamia (Iraq) - Detail of upper register
AO 19989
#08020149

Island of Arvad (today Tyre) on the Lebanese coast. Cedar wo...

Men unloading cedarwood for construction from boats.
Bas-relief from the palace at of King Sargon II at
Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). Detail of lower register
AO 19890
#08020150

Men unloading cedarwood for construction from boats. Bas-relief from the palace...

Men transporting cedarwood for construction of a
palace by sea. Bas-relief from the palace of King
Sargon II at Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). Detail
AO 19889
#08020151

Men transporting cedarwood for construction of a palace by sea. Bas-relief from...

Goddess and man-bulls with palm trees.              
Facade of Inshushinak's temple, allegory of            
strength and consistency (reconstruction),             
from Susa, Iran. Middle Elamite,ca.1200 BCE
Glazed brick.                                        
137 x 105 cm - Sb 2734-2735
#08020329

Goddess and man-bulls with palm trees. Facade of Inshushinak's te...

Trees with birds in the gardens of Sennacherib         
by the Tigris near Niniveh.                            
Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace             
of Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
#08020523

Trees with birds in the gardens of Sennacherib by the Tigris near Niniv...

Warriors under palm trees carrying booty.              
Ashurbanipal triumphs over the allies of               
his brother Shamasheshun-Ulcin.                        
Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace             
in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
#08020529

Warriors under palm trees carrying booty. Ashurbanipal triumphs ov...

Warriors under palm trees carrying booty.              
Ashurbanipal triumphs over the allies of               
his brother Shamasheshun-Ulcin.                        
Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace             
in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
#08020530

Warriors under palm trees carrying booty. Ashurbanipal triumphs ov...

A harpist in Sennacherib's gardens.                    
Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the                    
palace in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
#08020547

A harpist in Sennacherib's gardens. Stone bas-relief (7th BC...

The Elamite city of Madaktu. The city is surrounded    
by canals. The fortress is standing on the river bank. 
Houses, among palmtrees, are surrounded by walls.      
Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace of          
Ashurbanipal in Niniveh, Iraq.
#08020569

The Elamite city of Madaktu. The city is surrounded by canals. The fortress...

Man tending to a small plant next to a palm tree.      
Staetite relief (fragment of a vessel)                 
Early dynastic period I (3200-2685 BCE)                
from the temple of Shamash at Mari, Syria              
20 cm2
#08020816

Man tending to a small plant next to a palm tree. Staetite relief (fragmen...

Humbaba,demon,genie and guardian of the cedar forests  
of the Lebanon range. Period of the Amorite dynasties. 
In the Gilgamesh-epic, Gilgamesh and his friend        
Enkidu cut off the demon's head. 20th-16th BCE         
Terracotta, H: 11,5 cm        AO 6778
#08021019

Humbaba,demon,genie and guardian of the cedar forests of the Lebanon range. Pe...

Two zoomorphous genii holding the sacred palm tree.    
From Eshnunna (Tell Asmar near Baghdad,Iraq).          
Early 2nd mill.BCE                                     
Baked clay tablet, 9,6 x 7 cm                          
AO 12446
#08021115

Two zoomorphous genii holding the sacred palm tree. From Eshnunna (Tell Asma...