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Cup in form of a waterfowl, Bronze Age II (1400-1230 BCE). From Enkomi, Cyprus, tomb 2. Egyptian alabaster, H: 7,5 cm, L: 17,5 cm AM 2194
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Cup in form of a waterfowl, Bronze Age II (1400-1230 BCE). From Enkomi, Cyprus,...

Lid of a pyxis: the queen of the animals feeds her wild goats. 13th BCE, from tomb III, Minet el-Beida, harbour of Ugarit, Syria. Ivory, H: 13,7 cm L: 11,5 cm AO 11601
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Lid of a pyxis: the queen of the animals feeds her wild goats. 13th BCE, from t...

Ivory mosaic, from a piece of furniture. 14th BCE. From Tchoga-Zambil (South-West Iran), funeral palace. Ivory, H: 22 cm, L: 45 cm Sb 5157
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Ivory mosaic, from a piece of furniture. 14th BCE. From Tchoga-Zambil (South-We...

Woman holding her breasts; Persian clothing. Persian period, Phoenicia. Bone, H: 21,8 cm AO 24010
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Woman holding her breasts; Persian clothing. Persian period, Phoenicia. Bone,...

Woman holding a lotus flower. Phoenicia, Persian period. Bone, H: 13,1 cm AO 3990
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Woman holding a lotus flower. Phoenicia, Persian period. Bone, H: 13,1 cm AO 3...

Man with a Persian dagger (akinakes),Phoenician,Persian period. Hippopotamus ivory, with remains of enamel. H: 13 cm, L: 5,4 cm MN 1353, N 8310
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Man with a Persian dagger (akinakes),Phoenician,Persian period. Hippopotamus iv...

Swimmer, in braided dress, holding a box. Head and feet were added on. Phoenician, Persian period. Bone, H 17,8 cm L: 4 cm MN 1355, N 8312
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Swimmer, in braided dress, holding a box. Head and feet were added on. Phoenicia...

Two dolls, both from South-West Iran, Parthian period. From Susa, Iran. Bone, left H: 9,5 xm L: 2,9 cm, right H: 14 cm, 5,5 cm Sb 11137, Sb 3830
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Two dolls, both from South-West Iran, Parthian period. From Susa, Iran. Bone,...

Three nude women, all from South-West Iran, Parthian period, from Susa. Bone. 1.Nude, holding breasts,with high hairstyle. H: 8,5 cm, Sb 3702 2. Nude,holding breasts, H: 8,5 cm, L: 2,2, Sb 3692 3. Nude, without arms, H: 10,5 cm L: 2,5 cm Sb 3812
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Three nude women, all from South-West Iran, Parthian period, from Susa. Bone....

Handle with Mythological Egyptian decoration. The child Harpocrates sitting on a lotus. Phoenician, Roman period. Bone, H: 10,5 cm AO 2487
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Handle with Mythological Egyptian decoration. The child Harpocrates sitting on a...

Handle or case in form of a sphinx, with an Egyptian "klaft" headdress, 1st - 2nd CE. Bone, H: 6,2 cm AM 1512
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Handle or case in form of a sphinx, with an Egyptian "klaft" headdress, 1st - 2n...

Ivory plaque depicting a winged sphinx, Phoenician, found at Fort Shalmaneser, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Iraq, 9th-8th century BC. Fort Shalmaneser consisted of a palace, storerooms and arsenal for the Assyrian army. This openwork ivory plaque may originally have been part of a piece of furniture which came to Nimrud, the Assyrian capital, as part of tribute or booty. When Nimrud was plundered at the end of the seventh century BC objects such as furniture were broken up for their inlaid precious stones and metals. The sphinx shows clear Egyptian influence since he wears the Upper and Lower crown of Egypt and hanging from his chest is an apron with a projecting uraeus (rearing cobra) worn by Egyptian pharaohs. The style shows that the ivory was probably carved by a Phoenician craftsman on the coast of the Levant. It is similar to the falcon-headed sphinxes, which wear the double crown and uraeus, on a bronze bowl also from Nimrud. ANE, 134322
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Ivory plaque depicting a winged sphinx, Phoenician, found at Fort Shalmaneser, N...