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The seduction of Yussuf by Suleika,from a book of tales. From Herat, Afghanistan, 1488. 30,5 x 21,5 cm, see also 02-01-01/26 Inv. MS Arab Farsi 908
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The seduction of Yussuf by Suleika,from a book of tales. From Herat, Af...

The ascension of the Prophet Mohammed,from a book by the poet Nizami, 1504.
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The ascension of the Prophet Mohammed,from a book by the poet Nizami, 1504.

Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE) holding Nubian, Libyan and Syrian prisoners by their hair. Painted limestone stele; New Kingdom (19th dynasty)
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Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE) holding Nubian, Libyan and Syrian prisoners by...

Book of the Dead: Papyrus of Heruben. (Book of the Dead - collection of funerary spells usually written on papyrus and placed with the deceased in the tomb). Depiction of two uraneus cobras, devine bull, wing of Horus or Nechbet (?), eye of Sungod Ra and woman with perfume cone.
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Book of the Dead: Papyrus of Heruben. (Book of the Dead - collection of funerar...

Coptic textile (linen and wool) showing a nilometer. Nereids and putti are depicted on both sides of the nilometer - monuments destined to measure the water level of the river Nile. Antinopolis, Egypt; 7th-8th century CE. E 28990
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Coptic textile (linen and wool) showing a nilometer. Nereids and putti are depi...

Wall painting of the martyrdom of saints, from a building of the Coptic town of Wadi Sarga,Egypt. Coptic period, 6th. In the centre a panel in red paint shows the "three children in the furnace" Ananias, Azarias and Misael. Left and right are Saints Damian and Cosmas,and their brothers Leontios, Eupredios and Anthinmos, all martyred by burning. EA 73139
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Wall painting of the martyrdom of saints, from a building of the Coptic town of...

Cross of Timotheos, Egyptian, late 14th. This iron benedictional cross was found in Timothos' grave,although burials at this time were usually without funeral gifts. Clerics were buried in their robes of office, but Thimoteos was buried in his travelling clothes and may have died on his trip to take office at the cathedral of Qasr Ibrim in Nubia. In his grave were also found two "letters of appointment" by the Coptic patriarch to his new See, dated 1372. EA, 71955
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Cross of Timotheos, Egyptian, late 14th. This iron benedictional cross was found...

Amulet with a figure of Lamashtu, designed to ward off evil, from Mesopotamia, around 800 BCE. Lamashtu has the head of a lion, the teeth of a donkey, naked breasts and the talons of a bird. She holds snakes in her hands and stands on her sacred animal, the donkey. Lamashtus principal victims were unborn and new-born babies. ANE 117759
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Amulet with a figure of Lamashtu, designed to ward off evil, from Mesopotamia,...

Queen's lyre from Ur, southern Iraq, 2600-2400 BCE. Stringed instrument with a bull's head, found in the grave of Queen Pu-abi, part of the Royal Tombs in the cemetery at Ur. Along with the lyre were the bodies of ten women with fine jewellery, presumed to be sacrificial victims. One woman lay right against the lyre, the bones of her hands placed where the strings wuld have been. ANE 121198A
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Queen's lyre from Ur, southern Iraq, 2600-2400 BCE. Stringed instrument with a b...

Juglet from the Middle Euphrates region, Syria, Amorite, 2400-2000 BCE. The juglet, with its applied figurine, is pierced at the base and may have been a strainer or a sprinkler. ANE 138756
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Juglet from the Middle Euphrates region, Syria, Amorite, 2400-2000 BCE. The jug...

Stone panel from the South-West Palace of King Sennacherib Niniveh,northern Iraq. This alabaster panel was part of a series on the siege of Lachish. On the left, inhabitants of Lachisch leave to be resettled elsewhere in the Assyrian Empire. On the right foreigners (possibly Nubians) are tortured and probably flayed alive. See also 08-02-03, 08-02-05, 08-05-12 and 08-05-13. ANE 124909
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Stone panel from the South-West Palace of King Sennacherib Niniveh,northern Ira...

The Taylor-Prism, Neo-Assyrian, from Niniveh,northern Iraq, 691 BCE. This six-sided baked clay document is a foundation record, intended to preserve Sennacherib's achievements for posterity and the gods.The prism records Sennachrib's third campaign, the destruction of 46 cities in Judah and the deportaion of 200.150 people. Hezekiah, king of Judah, is said to hve sent tribute to Sennacherib. ANE 91032
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The Taylor-Prism, Neo-Assyrian, from Niniveh,northern Iraq, 691 BCE. This six-si...