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Sphinx, with the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and the false beard of the Pharaohs. Probably part of an entrance gate to an Aramaic temple or palace in Damascus, then capital of Aram. 9th-8th BCE Basalt, H:80 cm Inv. 30
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Sphinx, with the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and the false beard of t...

Procession of Hittite gods and rulers, with their mythological animals, the lion and the double-headed eagle.
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Procession of Hittite gods and rulers, with their mythological...

Bulls with wings and human heads, benign genii and gate-keepers in the palace of king Sargon II of Assur (722-705), Khorsabad. H: 400 cm AO 19858
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Bulls with wings and human heads, benign genii and gate-keepers in the...

The Ishtar Gate, the main gate of Babylon built during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE). Glazed tiles with mythical animals, bulls and griffins. The gate was dedicated to the goddess Ishtar, a mother- and love goddess related to Astarte and Tanit.
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The Ishtar Gate, the main gate of Babylon built during the reign of Nebu...

Bulls and griffins from the Ishtar gate, main gate of Babylon, built during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE). The gate was dedicated to the goddess Ishtar, the mother- and love goddess related to Astarte and Tanit. Glazed tiles.
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Bulls and griffins from the Ishtar gate, main gate of Babylon, built during...

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...

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...

Head of a dragon, gilded silver. From the deposit of the temple of Inshushinak, Susa, Iran. Mid-Elamite, period of the Shutrukides dynasty, 13th BCE. Silver, gilded, H: 3,5 cm Sb 6595
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Head of a dragon, gilded silver. From the deposit of the temple of Inshush...

Libation vase of king Gudea (around 2100 BCE) dedicated to Ningishzidda,with this god's acolytes,entwined serpents and winged dragon-snakes.Around 2100 BCE. From Girsu, Mesopotamia. Steatite,H:23cm, AO 190 See also:08-02-10/70, 08-02-12/37-38
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Libation vase of king Gudea (around 2100 BCE) dedicated to Ningishzidda,with thi...

Libation vase of king Gudea (around 2100 BCE) dedicated to Ningishzidda,with this god's acolytes,entwined serpents and winged dragon-snakes.Around 2100 BCE. From Girsu, Mesopotamia. Steatite,H:23cm, AO 190 See also:08-02-10/70, 08-02-12/37-38
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Libation vase of king Gudea (around 2100 BCE) dedicated to Ningishzidda,with thi...

Cylinder seal and imprint with fabulous animals. Uruk period, around 3300 BCE. MNB 1167
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Cylinder seal and imprint with fabulous animals. Uruk period, around 3300...

Goblet, electrum, decorated with mythological animals. From Marlik, northern Iran, Iron Age I. AO 21814
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Goblet, electrum, decorated with mythological animals. From Marlik, no...