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Ancient Middle East


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Head of a priest, from a temple of the goddess Pinikir, Dur Untash, Tchoga-Zambil, Iran. Baked clay, white faience; reign of King Untash-Napirisha, mid-second mill.BCE H:4.1 Sb 5090
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Head of a priest, from a temple of the goddess Pinikir, Dur Untash, Tch...

A woman drinking from a vase whilst being made love from behind by a man. Terracotta bas-relief (era of Isin-Larsa-Babylon) 11.2 x 8 cm AO 16681
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A woman drinking from a vase whilst being made love from beh...

Two heads forming a double vase, from the temple of the Goddess Pinikir. Baked clay (Era of the reign of King Untash-Napirisha, Middle-Elamite, 10th-9th BCE) 6.1 x 9.4 cm - Sb 5114
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Two heads forming a double vase, from the temple of the G...

Glass sticks from Tchoga-Zambil, Persia
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Glass sticks from Tchoga-Zambil, Pers...

Goddess Gula with her dog, Kudurru of Nazimarutash, from the temple of Marduk,Babylon. Black limestone, 2nd half 14th BCE. Kassite period.
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Goddess Gula with her dog, Kudurru of Nazimarutash, from the temple of Mardu...

Parade of musicians, warriors, and animals. Fragment of a Kudurru - middle register. Yellow limestone (Kassite era, 12th BCE), from Babylon, Mesopotamia (Iraq) Overall size: 54 x 36 cm - Sb 25
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Parade of musicians, warriors, and animals. Fragment of a Kudurru -...

Two snakes and five small divine figures holding vases. Bronze sacrificial altar cast in one piece. Middle-Elamite era (10th-9th BCE), from Susa, Iran 158 x 70.5 cm - Sb 185
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Two snakes and five small divine figures holding vases. Bronze sacrificia...

Horse-bit in the form of horned and winged sphinxes. Bronze (1200-600 BCE) from west Iran Cat. 130677
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Horse-bit in the form of horned and winged sphinxes. Bronze (1200-600 BCE)...

Horse-bit in the form of a winged ram. Bronze (1200-600 BCE) from West Iran Cat. 122930
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Horse-bit in the form of a winged ram. Bronze (1200-600 BCE)...

Horse-bit in the form of a horse and rider. Bronze (1200-600 BCE) from West Iran Cat. 134927
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Horse-bit in the form of a horse and rider. Bronze (1200-600 BCE)...

Chariot. Bronze (early 1st millennium BCE) from Luristan, Iran Cat. 135568
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Chariot. Bronze (early 1st millen...

Chariot with two horses. Bronze statuette (1000 BCE) from West= Iran Cat. 135059
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Chariot with two horses. Bronze statuette (1000...