Ancient Middle East


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Female idol, flat terracotta tablet, from Cyprus.      
Middle Bronze (1900-1650 BCE)                          
Terracotta, H: 28 cm                                   
AM 551 bis
#08021138

Female idol, flat terracotta tablet, from Cyprus. Middle Bronze (1900-1650...

Female idol, arms lifted in prayer.                    
Mycenean, from Ugarit (Minet-el-Beida), Syria          
Terracotta, H: 14 cm                                   
AO 14837
#08021139

Female idol, arms lifted in prayer. Mycenean, from Ugarit (M...

Rhyton, drinking vessel with animal head. Aegean.      
Found in Ugarit (Minet-el-Beida), Syria.               
Late Bronze, 14th-12th BCE                             
Terracotta, H: 21,5 cm, 16 cm across                   
AO 19932
#08021140

Rhyton, drinking vessel with animal head. Aegean. Found in Ugarit (Minet-e...

Rhyton, drinking vessel with painted octopus.          
From the Aegean, found in Ugarit (Minet-el-Beida),     
Syria. Late Bronze.                                    
Terracotta, H: 27,2 cm, 13,3 cm across                 
AO 14855
#08021141

Rhyton, drinking vessel with painted octopus. From the Aegean, found i...

Cup with Ouadjet eye. From Ugarit (Minet-el-Beida),    
Syria. Late Bronze, 14th-12th BCE.                     
Painted terracotta, 12 cm across.                      
AO 15727
#08021142

Cup with Ouadjet eye. From Ugarit (Minet-el-Beida), Syria. Late Bronze, 14th...

Nude female idol holding a tambourine.                 
Late Bronze II, 1450-1200 BCE                          
Terracotta, H: 12 cm                                   
AO 2407
#08021143

Nude female idol holding a tambourine. Late Bronze II, 1450-120...

Nude female idol holding a child.                      
Late Bronze II, 1450-1200 BCE.                         
Terracotta, H: 20,5 cm                                 
AM 817
#08021144

Nude female idol holding a child. Late Bronze II, 1450-120...

Four female figures.                                   
From Syria, Euphrates region.                          
Terracotta, H: 14,8 cm, 14,8 cm, 16 cm, 16,5 cm        
AO 17279, 17281, 17280, 17283
#08021145

Four female figures. From Syria, Euphrates re...

Toy animals, hedgehog and lion on wheels. From the     
deposit of the temple of Inshushinak, Susa, middle-    
Elamite period, Period of the Shutrukides dynasty.     
Limestone and bitumen compound, L: 7,5 cm              
Sb 2908,2905
#08021146

Toy animals, hedgehog and lion on wheels. From the deposit of the temple of...

Pigeon; a whetstone with gilded lion-head.             
From Susa, middle-Elamite period.                      
Period of the Shutrukides dynasty, 13th BCE            
Sb 2887,2369
#08021147

Pigeon; a whetstone with gilded lion-head. From Susa, middle-Elamit...

Two gold pendants.From the deposit of the temple of    
Inshushinak,Susa, middle-Elamite period.               
Period of the Shutrukides dynasty, 13th BCE            
Sb 2772,5770
#08021148

Two gold pendants.From the deposit of the temple of Inshushinak,Susa, middle...

Two orantes, one carrying a bird. From the deposit     
of the temple of Inshushinak, Susa, Iran.              
Perid of the Shutrukides dynasty, 13th BCE.            
Bronze, H: 12 cm, 11 cm                                
Sb 2747, Sb 2889
#08021149

Two orantes, one carrying a bird. From the deposit of the temple of Inshush...