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Two lions with horns atop a three-registered frieze decorated with different geometrical ornaments. Detail. Enamelled bricks (6th BCE) from the Apadana in Susa. Overall size 31.5 x 26.5 cm Sb 3336
#08020738

Two lions with horns atop a three-registered frieze decorated with different...

Two winged sphinxes topped by a winged disk, emblem of the god Ahura Mazda. Enamelled brick panel (6th-5th BCE) from Susa, Iran. Overall size 120 x 117 cm Sb 3324
#08020739

Two winged sphinxes topped by a winged disk, emblem of the god Ahura...

Archer's hand. Fragment on a brick panel of an Achaemenid Palace, Susa. Polychrome glazed terracotta (500-400 BCE) 8.5 x 16.5 cm Sb 3331
#08020740

Archer's hand. Fragment on a brick panel of an Achaemenid P...

Fragment of a human head with a bachelik (woollen scarf) tightly wound around. Fragment of polychrome bricks, from the stairs of an Achaemenid palace (5th BCE), Susa, Iran. 8 x 13 cm - Sb 18653
#08020741

Fragment of a human head with a bachelik (woollen scarf) tightly...

Sitting priest holding a vase with offerings. Fragment of a grey limestone bas-relief from an Achaemenid palace (6th BCE), Susa, Iran. 45.5 x 54.5 cm Sb 8835
#08020742

Sitting priest holding a vase with offerings. Fragment of a grey limes...

Weight in form of a lion. Bronze (6th-1st BCE), from Susa, Iran. Weight 121 kg 30 x 63 cm Sb 2718
#08020743

Weight in form of a lion. Bronze (6th-1st BCE), fr...

Decorative relief with ornaments. Fragment of a bronze sheet, cover of a wooden door (6th-1st BCE), from Susa, Iran. 54.5 x 40 cm AO D 477
#08020744

Decorative relief with ornaments. Fragment of a bronze she...

Bust of a bull. Terracotta, architectural ornament (6th-1st BCE), from Susa, Iran. 18.6 x 14.2 cm Sb 3080
#08020745

Bust of a bull. Terracotta, architectura...

Warrior with a javelin, arch, and quiver. Enamelled tile, element of the "Frieze of the Archers", from an Achaemenid palace (5th BCE), Susa. 201 x 68 cm Sb 3302 or 3303
#08020746

Warrior with a javelin, arch, and quiver. Enamelled tile, element...

Woman in a palanquin on horseback. Terracotta statuette (6th-1st BCE) from Khan Sheikoun 15 x 14.5 cm
#08020747

Woman in a palanquin on horseback. Terracotta statuette (6t...

Bowl decorated with archers, perhaps members of the royal guard of the 1000 immortals. Silver and gold inlay (5th-4th BCE) Cat. 116409
#08020748

Bowl decorated with archers, perhaps members of the royal guard of th...

Sassanid King Chosroe I (531-579) on his throne. Chosroe Cup, with central medallion. Gold, rock crystal, and garnets
#08020749

Sassanid King Chosroe I (531-579) on his throne. Chosroe Cup, with centra...