Ancient Middle East


Oriental Antiquities.



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Relief in honor of the God Du'anat.                    
White limestone (about 54 CE) from                     
the temple of Adonis at Dura Europos.                  
Height 51 cm                                           
Inv. 2124/4488
#11010453

Relief in honor of the God Du'anat. White limestone (about 5...

Relief dedicated to Allat and Shamash,Akkadian sun-god.
White limestone (mid 2nd CE) from Chirbat              
Wadi Suana, Djabal al Bal'as, Syria.                   
28 x 34 cm                                             
Inv. 2605/5216
#11010454

Relief dedicated to Allat and Shamash,Akkadian sun-god. White limestone (mid 2nd...

Relief dedicated to the Palmyra Triad:In the center    
Baal with Iranian trousers, r.and l.gods Yarhibal (sun)
and Aglibal(moon), all in suits of armour of Roman     
generals. 1st CE, from the temple of Baal in Palmyra.  
Yellowisch limestone, 22,5 x 35 cm    AO 19801
#11010455

Relief dedicated to the Palmyra Triad:In the center Baal with Iranian trouse...

Goddess Athena-Allat. Black basalt statue              
(2nd half 1st CE) from Suaida.                         
Height 159 cm                                          
Inv. 4219/5216
#11010457

Goddess Athena-Allat. Black basalt statue (2nd half 1st CE) from S...

Aphrodite with Eros on her left shoulder.              
Marble statuette (2nd CE).                             
Height 24 cm                                           
Inv. 6028/13856
#11010458

Aphrodite with Eros on her left shoulder. Marble statuette (2nd CE...

Isis of Byblos. Bronze statuette                       
(2nd half 1st CE).                                     
Height 29.6 cm                                         
Inv. 7620
#11010459

Isis of Byblos. Bronze statuette (2nd half 1st CE)....

Bust of a Goddess (probably Aphrodite)                 
in a medallion frame, from Hauran (Banyas).            
Bronze (2nd half 2nd CE).                              
Diameter 38.8 cm                                       
Inv. 16967
#11010460

Bust of a Goddess (probably Aphrodite) in a medallion frame, fr...

Small receptacle decorated with dancers and            
a lid with a lion mask, probably an inkpot,            
from Lebanon. Bronze (2nd CE).                         
Height 7.5 cm                                          
Inv. 6027/13855
#11010461

Small receptacle decorated with dancers and a lid with a lion mask,...

A Nubian. Receptacle in the form of a bust.            
Bronze with silver inlay from Hauran (Banyas).         
Height 91 cm                                           
Inv. 14854
#11010462

A Nubian. Receptacle in the form of a bust. Bronze with silver inlay...

Receptacle in the shape of a Nubian boy.               
Bronze with silver inlay (1st-2nd CE)                  
from Zawiya, southern Syria.                           
Height 18.2 cm                                         
Inv. 4081/8927
#11010463

Receptacle in the shape of a Nubian boy. Bronze with silver inlay...

Camel-shaped vessel, from Homs, Syria.                 
Terracotta (1st BCE).                                  
Height 14 cm                                           
Inv. 3614/8357
#11010464

Camel-shaped vessel, from Homs, Syria. Terracotta (1st BCE)....

Two women with tambourines in a tent-like structure.   
Reddish-brown earthenware with residue of pink paint   
on light green base (1st-2nd CE),                      
from Salamiya near Hama. Height 13.2 cm                
Inv. 1514/3528
#11010465

Two women with tambourines in a tent-like structure. Reddish-brown earthenwar...