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Mythology


Mythology



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Monsters

MONSTERS

Mythological Animals

MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS

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Assaradon and his mother Naqi'a, who seems to be the model for the Greek legend of Queen Semiramis, a polit- cally active and influential woman to whom campaigns in Africa and India were ascribed, but also the plans for the Hanging Gardens. Bronze, H:33 cm AO 20185
#08021129

Assaradon and his mother Naqi'a, who seems to be the model for the Greek lege...

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
#08021150

Head of a dragon, gilded silver. From the deposit of the temple of Inshush...

Humbaba, demon, genie and guardian of the cedar forests of the Lebanon range. In the Gilgamesh-epic, Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu cut off the demon's head. From Susa, Sukkalmah-dynasty,early 2nd mill BCE. Sb 6567
#08021152

Humbaba, demon, genie and guardian of the cedar forests of the Lebanon range. In...

Two snakes and five small divine figures holding vases. Bronze sacrificial altar cast in one piece. Middle-Elamite era (10th-9th BCE), from Susa, Iran 158 x 70.5 cm - Sb 185
#08021230

Two snakes and five small divine figures holding vases. Bronze sacrificia...

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
#08021237

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
#08021238

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
#08021346

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
#08021368

Goblet, electrum, decorated with mythological animals. From Marlik, no...

Mythological genie "scarface", whose body is covered with snake scales. It wears a skirt and its long facial scar symbolizes a destructive ritual. From Baktriana, Eastern Iran. Late 3rd, early second BCE. Limestone and chlorite, H: 11,7 cm AO 21104
#080214 8

Mythological genie "scarface", whose body is covered with snake scales. It we...

Worshipper adoring the Great Goddess,seated on a winged griffin. Her symbols,moon-sickle and stars, in the background. Bronze, H: 4,2 cm AO 23004
#08021437

Worshipper adoring the Great Goddess,seated on a winged griffin. Her symb...

Sphinx, perhaps a fitting for furniture. Hippopotamus ivory,H: 8,5 cm Recent Bronze (14th-12th BCE) From Quatna,Syria AO 20363
#08021468

Sphinx, perhaps a fitting for furniture. Hippopotamus ivory,H: 8,...

Sphinx with human head (Egyptian influence), probably decoration of a piece of furniture.The sphinx belongs to a group of outstanding ivories found in a building near the palace of Arslan Tash, N-Syria. Ivory, H: 8,8 cm AO 11475
#08021469

Sphinx with human head (Egyptian influence), probably decoration of a...