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Ancient Middle East


Oriental Antiquities.



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Cylinder seal (/39) and imprint (/40)from Syria. Egyptian-style ornaments; a king adoring a bird- headed god;rabbits and a sphinx;hieroglyphs. Middle Bronze. Hematite, H: 2 cm AO 22 364
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Cylinder seal (/39) and imprint (/40)from Syria. Egyptian-style ornaments...

Male figure, from Safadi,Negev,Israel.5000-3.500 BCE. Hippopotamus ivory, H: 25 cm AO 21406
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Male figure, from Safadi,Negev,Israel.5000-3.500 BCE. Hippopotamus ivory, H: 2...

So-called Amrit-stele,sandstone.Storm-god or king standing on a lion with cudgel in hand;a protective bird hovers above. From Tell Hazael (Smyrna,Syria) AO 22 247
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So-called Amrit-stele,sandstone.Storm-god or king standing on a lion with...

Anthropoid sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II,King of Sidon (489-475 BCE).From the royal necropolis of Maqharas, Sidon,Lebanon. See also 08-02-09/52 Black stone. AO 4806
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Anthropoid sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II,King of Sidon (489-475 BCE).From the r...

Anthropoid sarcophagus with the portrait of a man, Egyptian style.Found near the sarcophagus of King Eshmunazar II in the royal necropolis of Sidon,Lebanon. Marble AO 6802
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Anthropoid sarcophagus with the portrait of a man, Egyptian style.Found nea...

Lid of an anthropoid sarcophagus. Female portrait. Marble. From Tortous,Syria AO 1031
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Lid of an anthropoid sarcophagus. Female portrait. Marble. From Tortous,Syr...

Anthropoid sarcophagus; portrait of a bearded man. 5th-4th BCE. From the royal necropolis in Sidon, Lebanon. AO 4804
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Anthropoid sarcophagus; portrait of a bearded man. 5th-4th BCE. From the ro...

Anthropoid sarcophagus of a woman. From the royal necropolis at Sidon, Lebanon. 5th-4th BCE Marble.
#08021648

Anthropoid sarcophagus of a woman. From the royal necropolis at Sidon, Leb...

Stele of the God Yehawmilk,around 500 BCE Limestone,from Byblos. For detail see also 11-01-06/50 AO 22368
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Stele of the God Yehawmilk,around 500 BCE Limestone,from Byblos. F...

Funerary statue of 'Amma'Alay of the Dharah'il-clan. Alabaster, from Yemen. AO 20282
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Funerary statue of 'Amma'Alay of the Dharah'il-clan. Alabaster, from Yemen....

Funeral stele, alabaster, showing a man riding a camel.1st - 3rd CE From Southern Arabia. AO 1128
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Funeral stele, alabaster, showing a man riding a camel.1st - 3rd CE...

Fragment of a relief showing a bird pecking at a grape. Alabaster, 1st-2nd CE. From Southern Arabia. AO 5968 The inscription in the top register has been added by a forger.
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Fragment of a relief showing a bird pecking at a grape. Alabaster, 1st-2n...