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Scribe or priest. Alabaster head from the Ishtar Temple, Mari, Syria (2400 BCE) 8.6 x 6.3 x 8.2 cm AO 17 565
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Scribe or priest. Alabaster head from the...

Royal head, perhaps depicting Hammurabi(1792-1750 BCE). From Susa. As on the stele of Hammurabi, the prince is wearing a rounded cap with a high brim, similar to that worn by king Gudea. Diorite, H: 15 cm Sb 95
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Royal head, perhaps depicting Hammurabi(1792-1750 BCE). From Susa. As on the ste...

Orant of Larsa, probably Hammurabi (1792-1750 BCE), law-giver and sixth king of the Amorite dynasty of Babylon. From Larsa.See 08-02-10/39. Bronze, face and hands gold-plated. H: 19,6 cm AO 15704
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Orant of Larsa, probably Hammurabi (1792-1750 BCE), law-giver and sixth king of...

Anthropoid sarcophagi. Greek and Egyptian influence Collection Dr. Ford
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Anthropoid sarcophagi. Greek and Egyptian influ...

Anthropoid sarcophagi. Greek and Egyptian influence Collection Dr. Ford
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Anthropoid sarcophagi. Greek and Egyptian influ...

Anthropoid sarcophagus, from Sidon, Greece
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Anthropoid sarcophagus, from Sidon, Greece

Fallen warrior under a horse. Detail of King Ashurnazirpal and his standard-bearer in a chariot charge against the enemy. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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Fallen warrior under a horse. Detail of King Ashurnazirpal and h...

King Ashurnazirpal (883-859 BCE) holds the reins of his chariot. A bird attacks a warrior. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's siege of a city. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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King Ashurnazirpal (883-859 BCE) holds the reins of his chariot. A bird a...

Warriors carrying heads of enemies and throwing them on a heap. Battle of Til Tuba. Ashurbanipal and the Assyrians fight Teumman, King of Elam, on the Ulai river in 635 BCE. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Warriors carrying heads of enemies and throwing them on a heap. Battle o...

Bearded head. Stone (2600 BCE) From Mesopotamia
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Bearded head. Stone (2600 BCE)...

Standing nude female figure. Terracotta bas-relief from Ashnunnak, Mesopotamia 13 x 4.8 cm AO 12 466
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Standing nude female figure. Terracotta bas-relief...

Hairless head of a young man (King Gudea?) Diorite (2150 BCE) From Tello, period of king Gudea. Diorite, 16,2 x 10,7 cm AO 20 216
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Hairless head of a young man (King Gudea?) Diorite (2150 BCE)...