Ancient Middle East


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Pendant with archaic signs and the emblem of the       
goddess Inanna-Astarte, Sumerian goddess of love.      
Stone, 4,5 x 3,5 cm                                    
AO 7702
#080211 2

Pendant with archaic signs and the emblem of the goddess Inanna-Astarte,...

Pendant with archaic signs and emblem of the goddess   
Inanna-Astarte, Sumerian goddess of love.              
Stone, H: 4,5 cm                                       
AO 7702
#080211 3

Pendant with archaic signs and emblem of the goddess Inanna-Astarte, Sumerian...

Female figurine without head.                          
From Tello, ancient Girsu, Ubaid culture, 4700-4200 BCE
Painted terracotta, H: 6,2 cm                          
AO 15325
#080211 4

Female figurine without head. From Tello, ancient Girs...

Female head. From Tello                                
Alabaster, H: 4,1 cm                                   
AO 4113
#080211 5

Female head. From Tello Alabaster, H: 4,1 cm...

Female head.                                           
Limestone, H: 6,1 cm                                   
AO 34
#080211 6

Female head. Limestone, H: 6,1 cm...

Big dog with collar. From Eshnunna (Tel Asmar near     
Baghdad). Period of the Amorite Dynasties,             
early 2nd mil. BCE                                     
Terracotta, H: 6 cm                                    
AO 12441
#080211 7

Big dog with collar. From Eshnunna (Tel Asmar near Baghdad). Period of the...

Kudurru of king Marduk-zakir-shumi (852-828 BCE)       
An act of donation to a priest of the temple of        
Eanna of Uruk. Priest and king are surrounded by the   
insignia of royalty. 851 BCE. From Warka,Mesopotamia   
Limestone, 32,4 x 14,7 cm       AO 6684
#080211 8

Kudurru of king Marduk-zakir-shumi (852-828 BCE) An act of donation to a...

Pyxis with incised ornaments; traces of incrustation.  
A goat. From Umma, period of Amorite dynasties,        
19th-18th BCE  See 08-02-11/10                         
Baked black clay, 15 x 11 cm                           
AO 4800
#080211 9

Pyxis with incised ornaments; traces of incrustation. A goat. From Umma, perio...

Pyxis with incised ornaments; traces of incrustation.  
A boat on the banks of the Euphrates. From Umma.       
Period of the Amorite dynasties, 19th-18th BCE         
Baked clay, 15 x 11 cm. Obverse side of 08-02-11/9     
AO 4800
#08021110

Pyxis with incised ornaments; traces of incrustation. A boat on the banks of t...

A bitch nursing her puppies.                            
From Eshnunna, period of the Amorite dynasties,        
early 2nd mill.BCE.                                    
Baked clay, H:6,7 cm                                   
AO 12448
#08021111

A bitch nursing her puppies. From Eshnunna, period...

Hierogamus, bed and couple.                            
Period of the Amorite dynasties, early 2nd mill.BCE    
Baked clay, H: 11,3 cm                                 
AO 8662
#08021112

Hierogamus, bed and couple. Period of the Amorite dy...

Woman nursing her child. 2150-2004 BCE                 
From Tello                                             
Baked clay, H: 8 cm                                    
AO 12570
#08021113

Woman nursing her child. 2150-2004 BCE From Tello...