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Ancient Middle East


Oriental Antiquities.



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Fragment of a statue of King Manishtusu of Akkad. The king had a large number of diorite statues erected and distributed in the cities of the Akkadian Empire. He wears a skirt of woven fabric with a knotted fringe and a wide belt. Diorite,H: 88 cm SB 47
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Fragment of a statue of King Manishtusu of Akkad. The king had a large num...

Brick panels of king Shilhak-Inshushinak of Susa. These glazed brick elements of architectural decor represent alternate figures of kings and queens (with long curls framing their faces),protecting palm trees. From the temple of Inshushinak. H:137 cm Sb 14390,14391
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Brick panels of king Shilhak-Inshushinak of Susa. These glazed brick eleme...

Two snakes and five small divine figures holding vases. Bronze sacrificial altar cast in one piece. Middle-Elamite era (10th-9th BCE), from Susa, Iran 158 x 70.5 cm - Sb 185
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Two snakes and five small divine figures holding vases. Bronze sacrificia...

Cult object: man, bull and dog. From Cyprus. Late Bronze III (1200-1050 BCE) Cast bronze H: 11 cm L: 6,6 cm MNB 336
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Cult object: man, bull and dog. From Cyprus. Late Bronze III (1200-10...

Baal with lightening, a stele from the temple of Baal in Ugarit. The god, mounted on a horned altar, marches forward brandishing a mace. Leaves burst forth from his spear,symbolizing the beneficial effects of Baal's storm. Limestone,H:142 cm AO 15775
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Baal with lightening, a stele from the temple of Baal in Ugarit. The god, moun...

Stele of a god with a plant-like crown and a spear in his hand; from the temple of Baal in Ugarit. Limestone,H:135 cm AO 13174
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Stele of a god with a plant-like crown and a spear in his hand; from the te...

Two bulls' heads.Capital and pillar,grey limestone. From a column from the Apadana in Susa,Iran. Period of Darius I, around 510 BCE. AO D1
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Two bulls' heads.Capital and pillar,grey limestone. From a column from the A...

Bas-relief of a goddess of Mari, smelling a flower. She is dressed in the classic Maris costume made of sheeps' wool. Gypsum, AO 19077
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Bas-relief of a goddess of Mari, smelling a flower. She is dressed in the cl...

The "Lady with the shawl", probably a princess from the court of Gudea. (2140 BCE from Tello, ancient Girsu, Mesopotamia (Iraq) Diorite, 17,8 x 11.8 cm AO 295
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The "Lady with the shawl", probably a princess from the court of Gudea....

Libation vase of king Gudea (around 2100 BCE) dedicated to Ningishzidda,with this god's acolytes,entwined serpents and winged dragon-snakes.Around 2100 BCE. From Girsu, Mesopotamia. Steatite,H:23cm, AO 190 See also:08-02-10/70, 08-02-12/37-38
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Libation vase of king Gudea (around 2100 BCE) dedicated to Ningishzidda,with thi...

Libation vase of king Gudea (around 2100 BCE) dedicated to Ningishzidda,with this god's acolytes,entwined serpents and winged dragon-snakes.Around 2100 BCE. From Girsu, Mesopotamia. Steatite,H:23cm, AO 190 See also:08-02-10/70, 08-02-12/37-38
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Libation vase of king Gudea (around 2100 BCE) dedicated to Ningishzidda,with thi...

Sculpted relief, showing two worshippers to the right and left of intertwined serpents. Schist, Susa, 3rd mill.BCE Sb 2724
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Sculpted relief, showing two worshippers to the right and left of intertwined...