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MYTOLOGICAL ANIMALS

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Mold in the form of a fish. Such molds were used for baked dishes for the royal table. Period of the Amorite dynasties, early 2nd mill.BCE Terracotta, 29,3 x 12 cm AO 18915
#08021054

Mold in the form of a fish. Such molds were used for baked dishes for the...

Three rams with gilded heads on a base of two demons. Bronze, gold and silver; support for an offering table or altar; from the palace of Larsa, Iraq. Period of Isin-Larsa (early 2nd mill.BCE) See also 08-02-04/41 H: 22 cm AO 15705
#08021064

Three rams with gilded heads on a base of two demons. Bronze, gold and silver;...

Tip of a lance with image of a lion; the inscription says "Ur-lugal, King of Kish". From Tello (Lagash) Period of Archaic Dynasties, 2500-2340 BCE Bronze, H: 85 cm AO 2675
#08021069

Tip of a lance with image of a lion; the inscription says "Ur-lugal, King of...

Big dog with collar. From Eshnunna (Tel Asmar near Baghdad). Period of the Amorite Dynasties, early 2nd mil. BCE Terracotta, H: 6 cm AO 12441
#080211 7

Big dog with collar. From Eshnunna (Tel Asmar near Baghdad). Period of the...

Pyxis with incised ornaments; traces of incrustation. A goat. From Umma, period of Amorite dynasties, 19th-18th BCE See 08-02-11/10 Baked black clay, 15 x 11 cm AO 4800
#080211 9

Pyxis with incised ornaments; traces of incrustation. A goat. From Umma, perio...

A bitch nursing her puppies. From Eshnunna, period of the Amorite dynasties, early 2nd mill.BCE. Baked clay, H:6,7 cm AO 12448
#08021111

A bitch nursing her puppies. From Eshnunna, period...

Lion (the second is in the museum at Aleppo,Syria). From the lion-temple,Mari, reign of Ishtup Ilum, dedicated to the "King of the land",an as yet unidentified god. 18th or 17th BCE. See 08-02-04/39 Copper, 38 x 70 cm AO 19520/19824
#08021121

Lion (the second is in the museum at Aleppo,Syria). From the lion-temple...

Leg of a throne, on a crouching animal, half lion half bull. From the temple of Khaldi in Toprakkale, Turkey. Bronze AO 1500
#08021132

Leg of a throne, on a crouching animal, half lion half bull. From the temple of...

Rhyton, drinking vessel with animal head. Aegean. Found in Ugarit (Minet-el-Beida), Syria. Late Bronze, 14th-12th BCE Terracotta, H: 21,5 cm, 16 cm across AO 19932
#08021140

Rhyton, drinking vessel with animal head. Aegean. Found in Ugarit (Minet-e...

Rhyton, drinking vessel with painted octopus. From the Aegean, found in Ugarit (Minet-el-Beida), Syria. Late Bronze. Terracotta, H: 27,2 cm, 13,3 cm across AO 14855
#08021141

Rhyton, drinking vessel with painted octopus. From the Aegean, found i...

Toy animals, hedgehog and lion on wheels. From the deposit of the temple of Inshushinak, Susa, middle- Elamite period, Period of the Shutrukides dynasty. Limestone and bitumen compound, L: 7,5 cm Sb 2908,2905
#08021146

Toy animals, hedgehog and lion on wheels. From the deposit of the temple of...

Pigeon; a whetstone with gilded lion-head. From Susa, middle-Elamite period. Period of the Shutrukides dynasty, 13th BCE Sb 2887,2369
#08021147

Pigeon; a whetstone with gilded lion-head. From Susa, middle-Elamit...