Ancient Middle East


Oriental Antiquities.



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Scimitar-like dagger (harpe)                           
From Tello, around 2100 BCE                            
Copper or bronze, L: 41 cm                             
AO 4354
#08021046

Scimitar-like dagger (harpe) From Tello, around 2100...

Vase in the form of a shoe, with hunting scene.        
From Cappadocia, 2000-1800 BCE                         
Painted terracotta,18 x 22,5 cm                        
A 9440
#08021047

Vase in the form of a shoe, with hunting scene. From Cappadocia, 2000-18...

Fragment of a figurine of a bull.                      
Proto-urban period, Uruk, around 3000 BCE.             
Limestone, H: 6 cm                                     
AO 8218
#08021048

Fragment of a figurine of a bull. Proto-urban period, Uruk...

Pestle (?) from Tello, ancient Girsu.                  
Ubaid culture, 4700-4200 BCE                           
Terracotta, L:15,4 cm                                  
AO 14427
#08021049

Pestle (?) from Tello, ancient Girsu. Ubaid culture, 4700-4200...

Goblet and two bowls, 4700-4200 BCE                    
From Tello, ancient Girsu. Ubaid culture.              
H: 9,5-13,5 cm                                         
AO 15337, 15334, 14281
#08021050

Goblet and two bowls, 4700-4200 BCE From Tello, ancient Girs...

Flat bowl with floral and geometric design.            
From Arpatchiya, Halaf Culture, 6000-5700 BCE          
16 cm across, 4,6 deep.                                
DA 10
#08021052

Flat bowl with floral and geometric design. From Arpatchiya, Halaf C...

Mold in the form of a fish. Such molds were used       
for baked dishes for the royal table.                  
Period of the Amorite dynasties, early 2nd mill.BCE    
Terracotta, 29,3 x 12 cm                               
AO 18915
#08021054

Mold in the form of a fish. Such molds were used for baked dishes for the...

Mold in form of a woman with pearl necklace. Such      
molds were used for baked dishes for the royal table.  
Period of the Amorite dynasties,early 2nd mill.BCE     
Terracotta, 23,4 x 13,2 cm                             
AO 18913
#08021055

Mold in form of a woman with pearl necklace. Such molds were used for bake...

Clay model of a liver for divination.                 
Period of the Amorite dynasties, early 2nd mill.BCE    
Clay                                                   
AO 19833
#08021056

Clay model of a liver for divination. Period of the Amorite dy...

Clay tablet for accounts. Pre-cuneiform writing.       
5 x 5 cm. Proto-urban period, end 4th mill.BCE         
AO 8859
#08021057

Clay tablet for accounts. Pre-cuneiform writing. 5 x 5 cm. Proto-urban pe...

Cinerary urn in the form of a hut.                     
Terracotta, H: 28,5 cm                                 
AO 9743
#08021058

Cinerary urn in the form of a hut. Terracotta, H: 28,5 cm...

Soldiers with battle-axes. Detail of a victory parade. 
From the temple of Ishtar, Mari, Syria. 2400 BCE       
Schist panel inlaid with mother-of-pearl plaques.      
H: 11 cm                                               
AO 19820
#08021059

Soldiers with battle-axes. Detail of a victory parade. From the temple of Ishta...