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Roman Emperor Marcus Julius Philippus,"Philip the Arab" reigned 244-249. Born in Shahba-Philippopolis, Syria, he was proclaimed Emperor by the legions and was assasinated 5 years later. St. Jerome called him the "first Christian Emperor". Marble, H: 59 cm
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Roman Emperor Marcus Julius Philippus,"Philip the Arab" reigned 244-249. Born in...

Julia Soaemias,Syrian princess and mother of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, who took the name Elagabal. He reigned from 218 to 222 CE and was assassinated in Rome, together with his mother. From a Roman villa in the Haute-Garonne,France. H: 27,7 cm
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Julia Soaemias,Syrian princess and mother of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius...

Female idols, Halaf-culture (called after Tell Halaf in northern Syria). 6000-5100 BCE Painted terracotta. Left H:8,3 cm AO 21095 Right H:6,3 cm AO 21096
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Female idols, Halaf-culture (called after Tell Halaf in northern Syria). 6000...

Male head, alabaster, H:6,5 cm Sumer, Akkadian dynasties, after 2480 BCE
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Male head, alabaster, H:6,5 cm Sumer, Akkadian dynastie...

Female head, alabaster, H: 6,5 cm From Tello, Akkadian period, after 2480 BCE
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Female head, alabaster, H: 6,5 cm From Tello, Akkadian per...

Humbaba,demon,genie and guardian of the cedar forests of the Lebanon range. Period of the Amorite dynasties. In the Gilgamesh-epic, Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu cut off the demon's head. 20th-16th BCE Terracotta, H: 11,5 cm AO 6778
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Humbaba,demon,genie and guardian of the cedar forests of the Lebanon range. Pe...

Head of a divinity, Neo-Sumerian, around 2140 BCE From Tello Terracotta, H: 10,8 cm L: 6,4 cm AO 4353
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Head of a divinity, Neo-Sumerian, around 2140 BCE From Tello...

Statue of king Gudea with a vase overflowing with water rich in fish. The statue is dedicated to Geshtinana,"goddess of vivifying water" Around 2140 BCE. Dolerite, H: 62 cm AO 22126
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Statue of king Gudea with a vase overflowing with water rich in fish. The...

Statue of king Gudea of Lagash, around 2150 BCE From Tello (Lagash) Black diorite, H: 70,5 cm AO 29155
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Statue of king Gudea of Lagash, around 2150 BCE From Tello (Lagash)...

Fragment of a male head with beard. Akkadian, after 2480 BCE. Diorite, H: 11,5 cm AO 14
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Fragment of a male head with beard. Akkadian, after 2480 BCE....

Figurine of a nude woman, from Eshnunna (Tell Asmar) Period of the Amorite dynasties, 2000-1595 BCE H: 13 cm AO 12466
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Figurine of a nude woman, from Eshnunna (Tell Asmar) Period of the Amorite dy...

Orant of Larsa, probably Hammurabi (1792-1750 BCE), law-giver and sixth king of the Amorite dynasty of Babylon. From Larsa. See 08-02-04/42. 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...