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A round of genii. Bronze emblem (19-18th BCE) from Luristan, Persia 22.9 x 18.1 cm AO 2397
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A round of genii. Bronze emblem (19-18th B...

Horse-bit in the form of horned and winged sphinxes. Bronze (1200-600 BCE) from west Iran Cat. 130677
#08020721

Horse-bit in the form of horned and winged sphinxes. Bronze (1200-600 BCE)...

Horse-bit in the form of a winged ram. Bronze (1200-600 BCE) from West Iran Cat. 122930
#08020722

Horse-bit in the form of a winged ram. Bronze (1200-600 BCE)...

Pin-head in the form of a winged dragon (7th BCE) (Popular in Luristan for attaching clothes, the pins became a votiv object) from West Iran Cat. 132057
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Pin-head in the form of a winged dragon (7th BCE) (Popular in Luristan fo...

Winged genius with body of a lion. Bas-relief on glazed ceramics (8th BCE) from a Neo-Elamite tomb, Susa, Iran. Height 17 cm Sb 375
#08020733

Winged genius with body of a lion. Bas-relief on glazed cer...

Two lions with horns atop a three-registered frieze decorated with different geometrical ornaments. Detail. Enamelled bricks (6th BCE) from the Apadana in Susa. Overall size 31.5 x 26.5 cm Sb 3336
#08020738

Two lions with horns atop a three-registered frieze decorated with different...

Two winged sphinxes topped by a winged disk, emblem of the god Ahura Mazda. Enamelled brick panel (6th-5th BCE) from Susa, Iran. Overall size 120 x 117 cm Sb 3324
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Two winged sphinxes topped by a winged disk, emblem of the god Ahura...

Eagle with lion's head. Lapis lazuli, gold, copper and bitumen pendant Early dynastic period II (2658 BCE) from the Treasure of Ur, Mari, Syria
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Eagle with lion's head. Lapis lazuli, gold, copp...

Hero fighting or holding two bisons (top of the stele). Anzu, the lion-headed eagle with two ibex (bottom). Fragment of a relief panel with two registers Steatite (2645-2460 BCE) from Mari, Syria
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Hero fighting or holding two bisons (top of the stele). Anzu, the lion-headed ea...

Mountain-god and two bulls with human heads and arms. Basalt bas-relief on a socle (13th BCE) from Ain Dara, north of Aleppo, Syria
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Mountain-god and two bulls with human heads and arms. Basalt bas-relief on a s...

Two sphinxes with ram heads. Open ivory relief from a frieze (2nd half 9th BCE) from Hadatu (Arslan-Tash), Northern Syria
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Two sphinxes with ram heads. Open ivory relief from a...

Scylla and a ship. Decorative relief on a Roman bronze cup from Bosco Reale near Pompeii. 33 cm across. Cat. 2882
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Scylla and a ship. Decorative relief on a Roman bronze cup from Bosco Re...