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Ancient Middle East


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Sitting god. Bronze and gold sheeted statuette Middle Syrian period, from Ugarit (Ras Shamra), Syria Height 13.5 cm
#08020834

Sitting god. Bronze and gold sheeted statuette Middle Syrian period,...

Monumental statue of a god. Basalt, period of the Assyrian King Tiglath Pileser III, from Hadatu (Arslan-Tash), Northern Syria Height 173 cm
#08020835

Monumental statue of a god. Basalt, period of the As...

Standing god. Bronze statuette. The god, a storm-god, wears the kaunakes, the traditional garment of gods and kings since Akkadian times. Middle Syrian period, from Ugarit (Ras Shamra),Syria. Bronze, H: 13,7 cm
#08020836

Standing god. Bronze statuette. The god, a storm-god, wears the kaunakes, the...

Head of an Assyrian god. Middle Bronze, around 1600 BCE from Djabbul, Mesopotamia Basalte, H: 35 cm AO 10 831
#08020837

Head of an Assyrian god. Middle Bronze, around 16...

Statue of a hero taming a lion.(Gilgamesch)?,Palace of Sargon II, King of Assur (722-705 BCE) in Khorsabad. These colossal statues of genii protected the entrance to the throne room. H: 445 cm AO 19862
#08020838

Statue of a hero taming a lion.(Gilgamesch)?,Palace of Sargon II, King of As...

Man holding a tambourine. Terracotta statuette made from a mould, with hand-made applications Acquired in Beirut, Syria 29.5 x 7.7 cm AM 3777 = N 908
#08020839

Man holding a tambourine. Terracotta statuette made from a mould, with...

Three men banquetting, small animal in foreground. Terracotta group (6th-5th BCE) from Amrit, Northern Syria 9.7 x 21.5 x 10.5 cm AO 25 987
#08020840

Three men banquetting, small animal in foreground. Terracotta group (6th-5t...

Man on a quadriga. Terracotta group (6th-5th BCE) from Amrit, Northern Syria 19 x 13.5 x 18 cm AO 25 985
#08020841

Man on a quadriga. Terracotta group (6th-5t...

Woman holding her breasts (head missing). Bone statuette (6th-5th BCE) 21.8 x 5.8 cm AO 24 010
#08020842

Woman holding her breasts (head missing). Bone statuette (6th-5th...

Nude woman. Terracotta figurine from Akhziv, Israel 18 x 5.3 cm AO 1847
#08020843

Nude woman. Terracotta figurine...

Funeral stele of Si' Gabbor, priest of the moon-god, sitting in front of a table with offerings. Aramaic inscription. Early 7th BCE, from Neirab,Syria Basalt bas-relief, H: 95 cm AO 3027
#08020844

Funeral stele of Si' Gabbor, priest of the moon-god, sitting in front of a t...

Fragment of a bronze portrait (face). From Asia Minor
#08020845

Fragment of a bronze portrait (face). From Asia Minor