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MYTOLOGICAL ANIMALS

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Inventory of three different types of equines (horse-family).Terracotta tablet with cuneiform writing; from Susa, Iran (2900 BCE, Proto-Elamite) 13.4 x 9 cm Sb 6910
#08020323

Inventory of three different types of equines (horse-family).Terracott...

Serpent, top of a sceptre, eyes blue incrustation. Found near the temple of the goddess Inshushinak in Susa, Iran. Silver, H: 14,3 cm Sb 6594
#08020325

Serpent, top of a sceptre, eyes blue incrustation. Found near the temple of...

Silver rhyton with a bull's head. (5th-4th BCE) 28.6 x 27.5 cm AO 3093
#08020326

Silver rhyton with a bull's head. (5th-4th BCE)...

Birds of prey picking at slain enemy cadavers. Stone victory stele, probably base of a statue. Neo-Elamite, from Susa, Iran 50 x 59 cm
#08020327

Birds of prey picking at slain enemy cadavers. Stone victory stele, pro...

Two bulls' heads.Capital and pillar,grey limestone,760 cm. From a column from the Apadana in Susa,Iran. Period of Darius I, around 510 BCE. AO D1
#08020328

Two bulls' heads.Capital and pillar,grey limestone,760 cm. From a column fr...

The Ishtar Gate, main gate of Babylon built during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE). Enamelled tiles, mythical animals, lions, and gods embellish the gate which was dedicated to goddess Ishtar of Babylon, Mesopotamia (Iraq)
#08020330

The Ishtar Gate, main gate of Babylon built during the reign of Nebuchadnez...

Bull and Mushussu, a mythological animal with a snake's neck and scales. Detail from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon Blue enamelled tiles (7th BCE).
#08020331

Bull and Mushussu, a mythological animal with a snake's neck and...

A lion (515 BCE) from the processional road to the Ishtar Gate (522-486 BCE),Babylon,Mesopotamia. Frieze of glazed tiles,105 x 227 cm AO 21118
#08020336

A lion (515 BCE) from the processional road to the Ishtar Gate (522-486 BCE),Ba...

Winged lion with ram's head and griffin's hind legs. Glazed tile frieze (500 BCE) from the palace of Dareios the Great (522-486 BCE), Susa, Iran Glazed tiles,165 x 209 cm Sb 3326
#08020337

Winged lion with ram's head and griffin's hind legs. Glazed tile frieze (500 BC...

Man carrying a young goat. Stone bas-relief from Persepolis, Iran 75 x 38 cm AO 14 050
#08020343

Man carrying a young goat. Stone bas-relief...

Head of a horse. Silver and gold. Decoration of a throne from the region of Kerman, Iran 14 x 20 cm MAO 132
#08020349

Head of a horse. Silver and gold. Decorat...

Assyrian warriors leading two horses. Detail of the Assyrian conquest of the Jewish fortified town of Lachish (battle 701 BCE). Part of a relief from the palace of Sennacherib at Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq)
#08020364

Assyrian warriors leading two horses. Detail of the Assyrian conquest...