Ancient Middle East


Oriental Antiquities.



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Pin-head in the form of a winged dragon (7th BCE)      
(Popular in Luristan for attaching clothes, the        
pins became a votiv object)                            
from West Iran                                         
Cat. 132057
#08020726

Pin-head in the form of a winged dragon (7th BCE) (Popular in Luristan fo...

Belt decorated with animals (1200-600 BCE)             
from Ardebil (Aserbaidjan), Iran                       
Cat. 134734
#08020727

Belt decorated with animals (1200-600 BCE) from Ardebil (Aserbaidja...

Vase with five spouts and an animal                    
sitting on the handle.                                 
Terracotta, from Iran
#08020728

Vase with five spouts and an animal sitting on the handle....

Vase with two handles,                                 
each decorated with an animal.                         
Terracotta, from Iran
#08020729

Vase with two handles, each decorated with an a...

Vessel with a long beak                                
(1st millennium BCE)                                   
Black terracotta, from Iran
#08020730

Vessel with a long beak (1st millennium BCE)...

Kernos, cult altar                                     
(1st millennium BCE)                                   
from Aredebil, Iran
#08020731

Kernos, cult altar (1st millennium BCE)...

Adda-Hamiti-Inshushinak, King of Elam (7th BCE)        
Bas-relief on stele (fragment: head)                   
Limestone, from Susa, Iran                             
53.9 x 65.6 cm                                         
Sb 16
#08020732

Adda-Hamiti-Inshushinak, King of Elam (7th BCE) Bas-relief on stele (fra...

Winged genius with body of a lion.                     
Bas-relief on glazed ceramics (8th BCE)                
from a Neo-Elamite tomb, Susa, Iran.                   
Height 17 cm                                           
Sb 375
#08020733

Winged genius with body of a lion. Bas-relief on glazed cer...

An orante.                                             
Enamelled ceramic statuette                            
(end of the Neo-Elamite period,                        
6th BCE) from Susa, Iran                               
25.3 x 10.5 cm - Sb 458
#08020734

An orante. Enamelled ceramic statue...

Wig with gilded bronze nails. From Susa, Iran.         
Faience (enamelled terracotta), bronze and gold        
11,5 x 12 cm                                           
First half of the 1st mill.BCE                         
Sb 2835
#08020735

Wig with gilded bronze nails. From Susa, Iran. Faience (enamelled terra...

Scent bottle shaped like a woman.                      
Bronze (700-330 BCE)                                   
Cat. 132 253
#08020736

Scent bottle shaped like a woman. Bronze (700-330 BCE)...

Basin.                                                 
Bronze (700-330 BCE)                                   
from Susa, Iran                                        
26.3 x 41.4 cm                                         
Sb 13 757
#08020737

Basin. Bronze (700-330 BCE)...