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"Adventus", the reception of an Emperor at the city gates, usually after a victory.
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"Adventus", the reception of an Emperor at the city gates, usually afte...

Pectoral, an Egyptian-style necklace; a falcon spreading his wings, in the claws the symbol of life and the"knot of Isis".From the royal tomb III,Byblos. Gold, chased and chiselled, 19th BCE L: 20,5 cm H:6,3 cm AO 9093
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Pectoral, an Egyptian-style necklace; a falcon spreading his wings, in...

Goddess, feeding two goats. Mycenean ivory, cover of a pyxis, from Minet-el-Beida. 13TH BCE 13,7 x 11,5 cm AO 11601
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Goddess, feeding two goats. Mycenean ivory, cover of a pyxis, from M...

Bull with wings, human face and tiara; a benevolent genius and guardian of the palace doors, called shedu or lamassu.From the palace of Sargon, Khorsabad. H: 410 cm AO 19860
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Bull with wings, human face and tiara; a benevolent genius and guardian of t...

Statuette of the young Hercules without beard. He wears the lion skin over a tunic and holds a young lion by the mane. From Cyprus Limestone, H: 44 cm MNB 315 INF
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Statuette of the young Hercules without beard. He wears the lion skin o...

Two bulls. From Tello, Ubaid period, 4700-4200 BCE. Painted terracotta, left H: 7 cm AO 15311 right H: 5,9 cm AO 15310
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Two bulls. From Tello, Ubaid period, 4700-4200 BCE. Painted terracotta, left...

Ostracon with ibex. From Tello, Ubaid period, 4000-3300 BCE Pottery, 9,7 x 5,6 cm AO 15338
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Ostracon with ibex. From Tello, Ubaid period, 4000-3300 BCE...

Figurines of a praying man and a bull. Period of Archaic Dynasties, 2900-2750 BCE. Gypseous alabaster, 2,5 x 4,1 x 1,8 cm AO 6683
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Figurines of a praying man and a bull. Period of Archaic Dynast...

Mold for a crouching lion. Such molds were used for baked dishes for the royal table. Period of the Amorite dynasties, 2nd mill.BCE Terracotta, 9,3 x 12,6 cm AO 19000
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Mold for a crouching lion. Such molds were used for baked dishes for the...

Bull with human head. Period of king Gudea, 2140 BCE From Tello Chlorite, H: 12,1 cm, L: 14,9 cm AO 2752
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Bull with human head. Period of king Gudea, 2140 BCE From Tello...

Lion-rhyton painted terracotta from Tello. Liquid was poured into the recipient through the opening in the back, and poured out through the lion's mouth. From Kueltepe, period of the Assyrian colonies in Cappadocia, Turkey (19th-18th BCE) AM 1517
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Lion-rhyton painted terracotta from Tello. Liquid was poured into t...

Fragment of a figurine of a bull. Proto-urban period, Uruk, around 3000 BCE. Limestone, H: 6 cm AO 8218
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Fragment of a figurine of a bull. Proto-urban period, Uruk...