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Fragment of a human head with a bachelik               
(woollen scarf) tightly wound around.                   
Fragment of polychrome bricks, from the                
stairs of an Achaemenid palace (5th BCE), Susa, Iran.  
8 x 13 cm - Sb 18653
#08020741

Fragment of a human head with a bachelik (woollen scarf) tightly...

Sassanid King Chosroe I (531-579) on his throne.       
Chosroe Cup, with central medallion.                   
Gold, rock crystal, and garnets
#08020749

Sassanid King Chosroe I (531-579) on his throne. Chosroe Cup, with centra...

Sassanid king hunting.                                 
Silver plate with gold decoration.
#08020750

Sassanid king hunting. Silver plate with gold d...

A man,incised figure on gold sheet. (5th-4th BCE) From the Oxus Treasure, the most important collection of gold and silver to have survived from the Achaemenid period,from a temple on the banks of the river Oxus,Tajikistan.
Cat. 123966
#08020764

A man,incised figure on gold sheet. (5th-4th BCE) From the Oxus Treasure, the mo...

Head of a divinity (hollow). Gold (5th-4th BCE), from the Oxus Treasure, the most important collection of silver and gold to have survived from the Achaemenid period. It comes from a temple  on the banks of the Oxus in Tajikistan.
Cat. 123 906
#08020765

Head of a divinity (hollow). Gold (5th-4th BCE), from the Oxus Treasure, the mos...

Antiochos IV Kyrrhos, King of Commagene                
(38-72 CE)                                             
Cat. 132 307
#08020769

Antiochos IV Kyrrhos, King of Commagene (38-72 CE)...

Iku-shamagan, King of Mari. Detail of 08-02-08/8.      
Steatit statuette (2650 BCE)                           
Early dynastic period II,                              
from the temple of Ishtar at Mari, Syria
#080208 9

Iku-shamagan, King of Mari. Detail of 08-02-08/8. Steatit statuette (2650...

Iku-Shamagan, King of Mari. Detail of 08-02-08/8.      
Steatite statuette (2650 BCE)                          
Early dynastic period II,                              
from the temple of Ishtar at Mari, Syria
#08020810

Iku-Shamagan, King of Mari. Detail of 08-02-08/8. Steatite statuette (2650...

Seated woman. Steatite statuette                       
Early dynastic period II, Ur I (2645-2460 BCE)         
from the temple of Ishtar at Mari, Syria               
Height 34.4 cm
#08020811

Seated woman. Steatite statuette Early dynastic period II...

Face (head) of a woman.                                
White marble, lapis lazuli, mother of pearl            
Early dynastic period II/ Ur I (2645-2460 BCE)         
from the temple on the "Massif Rouge", north-west side,
Mari, Syria
#08020813

Face (head) of a woman. White marble, lapis lazu...

Bearded male bust.                                     
Steatite inlay figure from a frieze (fragment)         
Early dynastic period I, time of Fara (2900-2685 BCE)  
from the pre-sargonic palace at Mari, Syria            
Height 7.7 cm
#08020814

Bearded male bust. Steatite inlay figure fr...

Man carrying a sacrificial lamb (upper part of body)   
Steatite statuette                                     
Akkade dynasty (2460-2290 BCE)                         
from the Anonymous Temple, Mari, Syria                 
Height 23 cm
#08020818

Man carrying a sacrificial lamb (upper part of body) Steatite statuette...