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Ancient Middle East


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Cylinder seal and imprint, period of the Assyrian merchant settlements in Cappadocia, 19th-18th BCE Sacrifice of a kid to Shamash the sun-god,identified by the mountain from wich he escapes and the saw-like dagger. Haematite, H: 2,5 cm MNB 1171
#08021534

Cylinder seal and imprint, period of the Assyrian merchant settlements in...

Cylinder seal and imprint, Kassite period,16th-12th BCE Horse-sacrifice to a deity. Rose Agate AO
#08021536

Cylinder seal and imprint, Kassite period,16th-12th BCE Horse-sacrifice to a dei...

Cylinder seal and imprint, Paleo-Babylonian period. Deity with the vase overflowing with the water of life; two Gilgamesh (?), a warrior goddess. Jasper, H: 3 cm AO 11566
#08021537

Cylinder seal and imprint, Paleo-Babylonian period. Deity with the vase over...

Cylinder seal and imprint, period of the Assyrian merchant settlements in Cappadocia, 19th-18th BCE. Two worshippers, followed by a God on his iconographic animal, before a gooddess on a throne. Haematite, H: 2, 6 cm AO 7294
#08021538

Cylinder seal and imprint, period of the Assyrian merchant settlements in...

Cylinder seal and imprint, period of the Assyrian merchant settlements in Cappadocia, end 19th-18th BCE. Offerings brought to a seated deity; a bull-idol. Haematite, H: 1,7 cm AO 4775
#08021539

Cylinder seal and imprint, period of the Assyrian merchant settlements in...

Cylinder seal and imprint, Hittite, from North Syria. God of war or king;symbols of vegetation and fertility, the palm-branch and ears of corn. Steatite, H: 4,3 cm AO 11234
#08021540

Cylinder seal and imprint, Hittite, from North Syria. God of war or king;symbo...

Cylinder seal and imprint, Akkadian, 2340-2150 BCE. A kneeling king (vanquished?) offers to a deity. Serpentine, H:2,5 cm AO 22323
#08021541

Cylinder seal and imprint, Akkadian, 2340-2150 BCE. A kneeling king (vanquis...

Cylinder seal and imprint, Assyrian. Two figures around an altar; above the altar a solar disk with wings; a god on a bull. Agate, H: 3 cm AO 22347
#08021542

Cylinder seal and imprint, Assyrian. Two figures around an al...

Seal and imprint, Assyrian, 9th-6th BCE.Cultic scene, a man and a geni around the horned dragon, symbol of the gods Marduk and Nabu. Cornelian, H: 2,4 cm AO 22346
#08021543

Seal and imprint, Assyrian, 9th-6th BCE.Cultic scene, a man and a geni around...

Stamp seal from Tepe Gaura, Ubaid culture. A headless figure in a long robe holds his arms outstretched above a goat-like animal. Terracotta, 3,2 cm across. DAO 7
#08021545

Stamp seal from Tepe Gaura, Ubaid culture. A headless figure in a l...

Semitic inscription on the top of a foundation nail. Period of the Amorite Kingdoms (2004-1595 BCE). From Larsa, Babylon. Terracotta, 15,5 cm across. AO 6445
#08021546

Semitic inscription on the top of a foundation nail. Period of the Amorite Ki...

Stamp-seal, Neo-Babylonian, 612-539 BCE. A hero fighting a winged bull. Blue Chalcedony, H:3,4 cm AO 25016
#08021547

Stamp-seal, Neo-Babylonian, 612-539 BCE. A hero fighting a winged...