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Stone mace head, possibly from Tello (ancient Girsu), southern Iraq, Kingdom of Lagash, 2400-2300 BCE. This mace head is too large to have been attached to a staff and used in battle and is probably an object dedicated in temples. An eagle grasps two lions. ANE 23287
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Stone mace head, possibly from Tello (ancient Girsu), southern Iraq, Kingdom of...

Silver tetradrachm of Artaxerxes III, Achaemenid Persian Empire, Memphis, 343 BCE. Persian king Artaxerxes III (reigned 358-338 BCE) marched on Egypt to quell a rebellion. While in the country, he issued a large series of silver imitations of Athenian coinage which was seen widely as acceptabe currency. CM 1990-1-21-1
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Silver tetradrachm of Artaxerxes III, Achaemenid Persian Empire, Memphis, 343 BC...

Small Pyramid with relief of Sungod Re-Harakhte as falcon and evil demon Apep as serpent. Tales of Apep's battles against Re were elaborated during the New Kingdom. Limestone; New Kingdom (19th dynasty).
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Small Pyramid with relief of Sungod Re-Harakhte as falcon and evil demon Apep as...

Black slipped and burnished jug in the shape of a bird, from Turkey, Yortan culture, around 2500 BCE. Jugs of this type are found in every burial of that date in Western Anatolia. From the cemetery at Yortan, western Turkey, used for burials between 2700 and 2500 BCE. ANE, 13405
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Black slipped and burnished jug in the shape of a bird, from Turkey, Yortan cult...

Bird-like figure on a three-wheel wagon drawn by birds. From Dupljaja, location Grad, Serbia Terracotta (15th BCE) Statue, heigth 13.5 cm; wagon 25.6 x 16 cm Inv. Br. 4533 See also 07-02-02/20, 21
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Bird-like figure on a three-wheel wagon drawn by birds. From Dupljaja, location...

Dial with peacock Egypt or Syria; 1354 Hightened golden and silver gouache on paper; 40cm x 28,20cm OA 7875
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Dial with peacock Egypt or Syria; 1354 Hightened golden and silver gouache on...

Rose and Nightingale Mid-19th; Shiraz, Iran ? Ink and gouache; 17,3cm x 11,3cm MAO 783
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Rose and Nightingale Mid-19th; Shiraz, Iran ? Ink and gouache; 17,3cm x 11,3cm...

A young man visits a dervich. The topic of the visit to the hermit was often exploited by Iranian and Indian artists. Several Persan poems put in contrast the character of the prince and that of the hermit. This painting is a page of an album and one does not know if it acts as an insulated piece of work or as a page taken from a manuscript. It can be put in connection with one of the episodes of the poem of Helali, the King and the dervish, composed about 1505, which tells the story of the friendship between a young prince and an ascetic. Beginnung of the 17th century; Iran or Afghanistan Gouache and gold on paper, 21,2cm x 12,1cm OA 7097
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A young man visits a dervich. The topic of the visit to the hermit was often ex...

Young man with golden cup Around 1610; Iran, Isfahan Ink, white and gold; 16,50cm x 8,30cm OA 7136
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Young man with golden cup Around 1610; Iran, Isfahan Ink, white and gold; 16,5...

Study of a Gold-mantled Chloropsis (bird). Ustad Mansur was a 17th century Mughal painter who specialised in depicting plants and animals. Mughal miniature painting; 1640.
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Study of a Gold-mantled Chloropsis (bird). Ustad Mansur was a 17th century Mugh...

A Barbet (Himalayan blue-throated bird). Ustad Mansur was a 17th century Mughal painter who specialised in depicting plants and animals. Jahangir Period, Mughal miniature painting; 1615.
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A Barbet (Himalayan blue-throated bird). Ustad Mansur was a 17th century Mughal...

Shah Jahan (Emperor of the Mughal Empire in India from 1628 until 1658) on the Peacock Throne. Mughal miniature painting; late 18th century.
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Shah Jahan (Emperor of the Mughal Empire in India from 1628 until 1658) on the P...