Ancient Middle East


Oriental Antiquities.



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A woman standing with folded hands.                    
Limestone, H:33cm                                      
Nr.19653
#080201 9

A woman standing with folded hands. Limestone, H:33cm...

Male head with beard, from Niniveh, Mesopotamia.       
Bronze or copper                                       
Height 36 cm                                           
IM 11331
#08020110

Male head with beard, from Niniveh, Mesopotamia. Bronze or copper...

Statue of the goddess Narundi, part of the statuary    
ordered by king Puzur-Inshushinak of Ur-Nammu          
(2111-2094 BCE). The goddess wears a woollen garment,  
a "kaunakes",and sits on a lion-throne.                
See 08021226,27        Limestone, 109 cm, Sb 54
#08020111

Statue of the goddess Narundi, part of the statuary ordered by king Puzur-In...

A man with beard.                                      
Alabaster bust                                         
Height 18 cm                                           
Nr. 61986
#08020112

A man with beard. Alabaster bust...

A man with beard.                                      
Alabaster bust                                         
(three-quarter view of 08-02-01/12)                    
Height 18 cm                                           
Nr. 61986
#08020113

A man with beard. Alabaster bust...

Decorative jug with                                    
animals and handles.                                   
Limestone                                              
Height 20.3 cm                                         
Nr. 19169
#08020114

Decorative jug with animals and handles....

The Egyptian God Bes.                                  
Bronze figure from Fort Shalmaneser,                   
Nimrud (Kalash), Mesopotamia (Iraq)                    
Height: 12.2 cm                                        
Nr. 61872
#08020115

The Egyptian God Bes. Bronze figure from Fort...

Bull. Limestone and silver.                            
Statuette                                              
Height 8 cm                                            
Nr. 22472
#08020116

Bull. Limestone and silver. Statuette...

Jug, decorated, fragment.                              
Relief, steatite                                       
Height 23 cm                                           
Nr. 19675
#08020117

Jug, decorated, fragment. Relief, steatite...

Jug, decorated with shells, lions,                     
snakes, and coloured stones.                           
Fragment, staetite                                     
Height 14.2 cm                                         
Nr. 66071
#08020118

Jug, decorated with shells, lions, snakes, and coloured sto...

A weight in form of a goose,                           
with inscription.                                      
Diorite                                                
Length 14 cm, weight 2478 g                            
Nr. 3580
#08020119

A weight in form of a goose, with inscription....

Lamp in form of a duck.                                
Mother of pearl, lapis lazuli, bitumen, limestone      
8 x 21 cm                                              
Inv. 3798
#08020120

Lamp in form of a duck. Mother of pearl, lapis l...