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Procession of life-size archers. Glazed tile frieze (515 BCE) from the palace of Dareios the Great (522-486 BCE), Susa, Iran 475 x 375 cm AO D 487
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Procession of life-size archers. Glazed tile frieze (515 BCE) from the palace o...

Frieze of the griffins, Susa, Palace of king Dareios, 510 BCE. Glazed brick. Sb 3326-Sb 3327
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Frieze of the griffins, Susa, Palace of king Dareios, 510 BCE. Glazed brick....

Ramp under a staircase, Susa, Palace of king Dareios, 510 BCE. Glazed brick. AOD 490-AOD 491
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Ramp under a staircase, Susa, Palace of king Dareios, 510 BCE. Glazed brick....

Island of Arvad (today Tyre), top center, on the Lebanese coast. Cedar wood transport for the building of a palace. Bas-relief from the Palace of King Sargon in Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). Right panel, for con- tinuation see 08-02-16/19,20 Gypseous alabaster.
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Island of Arvad (today Tyre), top center, on the Lebanese coast. Cedar wo...

Island of Arvad (today Tyre), top right, on the Lebanese coast. Cedar wood transport for the building of a palace. Bas-relief from the Palace of King Sargon in Khorsbad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). Center panel, for continuation see 08-02-16/18,20 Gypseous alabaster.
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Island of Arvad (today Tyre), top right, on the Lebanese coast. Cedar wo...

Transport of cedar wood for the construction of a palace. Bas-relief from the Palace of King Sargon II at Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). For continuation see 08-02-16/18,19. AO 19989
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Transport of cedar wood for the construction of a palace. Bas-relief from...

Goblet, silver, decorated with fabulous animals. From Marlik, northern Iran, Iron Age I. AO 27985
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Goblet, silver, decorated with fabulous animals. From Marlik, northern Ir...

Worshipper (orant), side view. Copper. Period of the Archaic Dynasties, 2660 BCE AO 19523
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Worshipper (orant), side view. Copper. Period of the Ar...

Worshipper (orant), front view. Copper. Period of the Archaic Dynasties, 2660 BCE AO 19523
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Worshipper (orant), front view. Copper. Period of the Ar...

Fragment of a stele with priest and orant, erected by king Gudea of Lagash, who, according to a tablet, had seven large steles put up in his temple to the god Ningirsu. Around 2150 BCE. Limestone. AO 10235
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Fragment of a stele with priest and orant, erected by king Gudea of Lagash, wh...

Head of a warrior, fragment of a stele erected by king Gudea of Lagash, who, according to a tablet, had seven large steles put up in his temple to the god Ningirsu. Around 2150 BCE. Limestone,16,5 x 21 cm AO 10235
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Head of a warrior, fragment of a stele erected by king Gudea of Lagash, wh...

Head of a bearded man, fragment of a stele erected by king Gudea of Lagash, who, according to a tablet, had seven large steles put up in his temple to the god Ningirsu. Around 2150 BCE. Limestone,16,5 x 21 cm AO 10235
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Head of a bearded man, fragment of a stele erected by king Gudea of Lagash, wh...