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Ancient Middle East


Oriental Antiquities.



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An archer. Detail from the procession of archers (515 BCE), from the palace of Dareios the Great (522-486 BCE), Susa, Iran Glazed tiles
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An archer. Detail from the procession of archers (515 BCE), from the palace of...

Man carrying a young goat. Stone bas-relief from Persepolis, Iran 75 x 38 cm AO 14 050
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Man carrying a young goat. Stone bas-relief...

Head of a tributary. Stone bas-relief from Persepolis, Iran 24 x 24.5 cm AO 17 278
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Head of a tributary. Stone bas-relief from Pe...

Fragment of a statue dedicated to king Naram-Sin (2340-2150 BCE), by the scribe Sharish-tekal. From the necropolis in Susa. Diorite, H:19 cm Sb 53
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Fragment of a statue dedicated to king Naram-Sin (2340-2150 BCE), by the...

Persian dignitary dressed in Persian trousers and Kyrbasia cap (dress of a traveller). Silver statuette from the court of Artaxerxes I (464-424 BCE), Susa, Iran
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Persian dignitary dressed in Persian trousers and Kyrbasia cap (dress...

Couple in their house, top of a copper pin. Top of a bronze pin from Bactria, eastern Iran. Bronze, total L: 24,8 cm, top 5,3 x 5,1 cm AO 2608
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Couple in their house, top of a copper pin. Top of a bronze pin from...

Musicians with drum. Vase with figurative relief Steatite fragment (end 3rd mill. BCE) 12 x 17 cm AO 5682
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Musicians with drum. Vase with figurative rel...

Head of a horse. Silver and gold. Decoration of a throne from the region of Kerman, Iran 14 x 20 cm MAO 132
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Head of a horse. Silver and gold. Decorat...

Fortress with crenellated walls and defenders. Engraving on a bronze quiver with bow and arrows, influenced by Assyrian art, from Luristan, Iran.
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Fortress with crenellated walls and defenders. Engraving on a bronze qu...

Fortress with crenellated walls and a defender. Engraving on a bronze quiver with bow and arrows, influenced by Assyrian art, from Luristan, Iran. Detail of 08-02-03/50
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Fortress with crenellated walls and a defender. Engraving on a bronze qu...

Assyrian slingers attacking the Judean fortified town of Lachish (battle 701 BCE). Part of a relief from the palace of Sennacherib at Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq) See also 03-03-02/29
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Assyrian slingers attacking the Judean fortified town of Lachish (battle 701 BC...

Tower with defenders. Assyrians attack the Jewish fortified town of Lachish (battle 701 BCE). Part of a relief from the palace of Sennacherib at Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq)
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Tower with defenders. Assyrians attack the Jewish fortified tow...