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King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam (645 BCE). Archers on a chariot. Upper register of 08-02-12/10 Gypseous alabaster relief from the palace in Niniveh. AO 19904
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King Ashurbanipal's campaign against Elam (645 BCE). Archers on a chariot. Up...

Servants carrying implements for the royal hunt. Alabaster bas-relief (8th BCE) from the palace of Sargon II in Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). 306 x 352 cm AO 19 878
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Servants carrying implements for the royal hunt. Alabaster bas-relief (8t...

A servant leading the royal horses. Alabaster bas-relief (8th BCE) from the palace of Sargon II in Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). 330 x 352 cm AO 19 878
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A servant leading the royal horses. Alabaster bas-relief (8t...

Servants carrying a hunting chariot. Alabaster bas-relief (8th BCE) from the palace of Sargon II in Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). 330 x 352 cm AO 19 878
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Servants carrying a hunting chariot. Alabaster bas-relief (8t...

Genius with two pairs of wings. In a gesture of magic protection, he holds a cedar cone in one hand, a bucket in the other. From Nimrud, capital of king Ashurnarzipal. Gypseous alabaster, H: 228 cm AO 19845
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Genius with two pairs of wings. In a gesture of magic protection, he holds a c...

Servants carrying a hunting implements. Alabaster bas-relief (8th BCE) from the palace of Sargon II in Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). 330 x 352 cm AO 19 878
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Servants carrying a hunting implements. Alabaster bas-relief (8t...

Stele de la musique - the music-stele. Limestone, from Tello, period of king Gudea, 2120 BCE AO 52
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Stele de la musique - the music-stele. Limestone, from Tello, p...

King Gudea as "the architect with a plan", as temple- builder who holds a plan of the edifice on his knees. An inscription tells of the construction of E-Ninnu, the temple of the god. Fragment of a diorite statue, from Tello. Overall dimension 93 x 41 cm - AO 2
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King Gudea as "the architect with a plan", as temple- builder who holds a plan...

Diorite statue of one of the princes of Eshnunna (on the present site of Tell-Ahmar, east of Bagdad). The prince is dressed in a long robe trimmed with braid and tassels; he wears necklaces and bracelets. Diorite, H:89 cm Sb 61
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Diorite statue of one of the princes of Eshnunna (on the present site of...

Statue of Queen Napirasu, wife of Untash-Napirasha. shown in prayer, life-size. She wears an elaborately embroidered dress. The statue is composed of a copper casing over a bronze core. Weight: 1.750 kg (without head). Elamite inscription.H: 129 cm Sb 2721
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Statue of Queen Napirasu, wife of Untash-Napirasha. shown in prayer, life-si...

Statue of the goddess Narundi, part of the statuary ordered by king Puzur-Inshushinak of Ur-Nammu (2111-2094 BCE). The goddess wears a woollen garment, a "kaunakes",and sits on a lion-throne. See 08-02-12/27 Limestone, 109 cm, Sb 54
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Statue of the goddess Narundi, part of the statuary ordered by king Puzur-In...

Statue of the goddess Narundi, part of the statuary ordered by king Puzur-Inshushinak of Ur-Nammu (2111-2094). The goddess wears a woollen garment,the "kaunakes",and sits on a lion-throne. Reverse side of 08-02-12/26 Limestone, 109 cm, Sb 54
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Statue of the goddess Narundi, part of the statuary ordered by king Puzur-In...