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Altar with Hittite inscription, a winged sun disk and the name of the Hittite King Tudhaliya IV. Basalt (Imperial Period, 17th-12th BCE) from Emirgazi (near Konya), Turkey
#08020616

Altar with Hittite inscription, a winged sun disk and th...

The Sungod Shamash receiving homage from three small figures. His emblem, the solar disk, appears on the altar. The tablet was dedicated by a Babylonian king of the 9th BCE, who restored the temple of Shamash in Sippar, Mesopotamia (Iraq) - Original mould
#08020662

The Sungod Shamash receiving homage from three small figures. His emblem, the...

The Sungod Shamash receiving homage from three small figures. His emblem, the Solar disk, appears on the altar. The tablet was dedicated by a Babylonian king of the 9th BCE, who restored the temple of Shamash in Sippar. Positive cast from the original mould
#08020663

The Sungod Shamash receiving homage from three small figures. His emblem, the...

Support of an offertory with animal reliefs from Susa, Iran. Detail Bitumen, asphalt stone (around 2700 BCE) Overall dimensions 20 x 13.5 cm Sb 2726
#080207 1

Support of an offertory with animal reliefs from Susa, Iran. Detail...

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
#08020720

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

Kernos, cult altar (1st millennium BCE) from Aredebil, Iran
#08020731

Kernos, cult altar (1st millennium BCE)...

Roman altar with an inscription from the VIth legion.
#08020957

Roman altar with an inscription from the VIth legion.

Statue of Jupiter, with altar and eagle. Marble.
#08020959

Statue of Jupiter, with altar and eagle. Marble.

Three rams with gilded heads on a base of two demons. Bronze, gold and silver; support for an offering table or altar; from the palace of Larsa, Iraq. Period of Isin-Larsa (early 2nd mill.BCE) See also 08-02-04/41 H: 22 cm AO 15705
#08021064

Three rams with gilded heads on a base of two demons. Bronze, gold and silver;...

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...

Bronze tripod hung with pomegranates - a symbol of fertility reminiscent of the decorations of the Solomonic temple in Jerusalem. From Ugarit,Syria. Late Bronze H: 12 cm, 14,3 cm across AO 11606
#08021257

Bronze tripod hung with pomegranates - a symbol of fertility reminiscent...

Cubic altar for burning perfume; decorated with sun and moon; inscription. Yellow limestone, 14,5 x 8,5 cm AO 5363
#08021268

Cubic altar for burning perfume; decorated with sun and moon; inscriptio...