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Bearded man with a long staff. Clay figurine Period of Sennacherib (704-681 BCE) from Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq) Cat. 90996
#08020660

Bearded man with a long staff. Clay figurine...

Shamash-ush-usur, governor of Suhi and Mari, praying to the gods Adad and Ishtar. Bas-relief from the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE) Babylon, Mesopotamia (Iraq)
#08020661

Shamash-ush-usur, governor of Suhi and Mari, praying to the gods Adad...

The Sungod Shamash receiving homage from three small figures. His emblem, the solar disk, appears on the altar. The tablet was dedicated by a Babylonian king of the 9th BCE, who restored the temple of Shamash in Sippar, Mesopotamia (Iraq) - Original mould
#08020662

The Sungod Shamash receiving homage from three small figures. His emblem, the...

The Sungod Shamash receiving homage from three small figures. His emblem, the Solar disk, appears on the altar. The tablet was dedicated by a Babylonian king of the 9th BCE, who restored the temple of Shamash in Sippar. Positive cast from the original mould
#08020663

The Sungod Shamash receiving homage from three small figures. His emblem, the...

Bull. Enameled tile and ceramic brick. Detail from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Mesopotamia Period of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE)
#08020664

Bull. Enameled tile and ceramic brick. Detail from the Ishtar G...

Bull. Enameled tile and ceramic brick. Detail from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Mesopotamia Period of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE)
#08020665

Bull. Enameled tile and ceramic brick. Detail from the Ishtar G...

Mythical creature with gazelle's head, lion's body and snake's tail. Enamelled tile and ceramic brick. Detail from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Mesopotamia Period of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE)
#08020666

Mythical creature with gazelle's head, lion's body and snake's tail. Enamel...

Lion. Enameled tile and ceramic brick, from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Mesopotamia
#08020667

Lion. Enameled tile and ceramic brick, from the Ishtar Gate, Ba...

Little boy. Alabaster figurine, stucco, bitumen, gold. Seleucidan period (312-64 BCE) from Babylon, Mesopotamia. 16 x 7.2 cm AO 24728
#08020668

Little boy. Alabaster figurine, stucco, bitumen, gold. Seleucidan period (312-6...

Reclining goddess or odalisque. Alabaster figurine with gold incrustations and garnets (Seleucidan era, 312-64 BCE) from Babylon, Mesopotamia (Iraq) Length 21 cm - AO 20129
#08020669

Reclining goddess or odalisque. Alabaster figurine with...

Goddess (Ishtar?) or odalisque. Alabaster figurine with gold incrustations and garnets (Seleucide era, 312-64 BCE) from Babylon, Mesopotamia (Iraq) H: 25 cm - AO 20127
#08020670

Goddess (Ishtar?) or odalisque. Alabaster figurine with gold incru...

Support of an offertory with animal reliefs from Susa, Iran. Detail Bitumen, asphalt stone (around 2700 BCE) Overall dimensions 20 x 13.5 cm Sb 2726
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Support of an offertory with animal reliefs from Susa, Iran. Detail...