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967 photos
Hunting Patera (perhaps the king of Ugarit hunting).   
Relief from the bottom of a gold dish (14th-13th BCE). 
Detail, from Ras Shamra, ancient Ugarit, Syria.        
See 08-02-08/24                                        
Gold, 18,8 cm across            AO 17 208
#08020449

Hunting Patera (perhaps the king of Ugarit hunting). Relief from the bottom o...

Figurines from the Temple of Obelisks                  
at Byblos, Lebanon                                     
Gilded bronze (7th-8th BCE).
#08020453

Figurines from the Temple of Obelisks at Byblos, Lebanon...

Bull, gilded bronze votive offering ("the Bibles' "golden calf")
from the temple of Baalat-Gebal, Byblos, Lebanon       
H: 4 cm    Middle-Bronze, early 2nd mill.BCE           
AO 14680
#08020456

Bull, gilded bronze votive offering ("the Bibles' "golden calf") from the templ...

Bull, gilded bronze votive offering ("the golden calf")
from the temple of Baalat-Gebal, Byblos, Lebanon       
H: 4 cm    Middle-Bronze, early 2nd mill.BCE           
AO 14680
#08020457

Bull, gilded bronze votive offering ("the golden calf") from the temple of Baala...

God Baal of the thunderstorm, gilded bronze idol,      
with an Egyptian-style crown.                          
From Minet-el-Beida, the port of ancient Ugarit        
(Ras Shamra, Syria).                                   
Bronze and gold, H: 17,9 cm          AO 11 598
#08020460

God Baal of the thunderstorm, gilded bronze idol, with an Egyptian-style c...

Bowl decorated with archers, perhaps members           
of the royal guard of the 1000 immortals.              
Silver and gold inlay (5th-4th BCE)                    
Cat. 116409
#08020748

Bowl decorated with archers, perhaps members of the royal guard of th...

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...

Plate decorated with a tiger.                          
Silver and gold inlay (7th-10th)                       
from Central Asia
#08020751

Plate decorated with a tiger. Silver and gold inlay (7...

Top of a staff with lion heads.Gold tubus with ornaments and lapis lazuli knob,Achaemenid period 5th-4th  BCE. From the
Oxus Treasure, the most important collection of gold and silver to have survived from the Achaemenid period, is from a temple on the banks of the river Oxus, Tajikistan.
Cat. 135 908
#08020759

Top of a staff with lion heads.Gold tubus with ornaments and lapis lazuli knob,A...

Embossed ornament in the form of a lion-griffin,gold, from the Oxus Treasure,Achaemenid period,5th-4th BCE.
The Oxus Treasure, the most important collection of gold and silver to have survived from the Achaemenid period, is from a temple on the banks of the Oxus,Tajikistan.
Cat. 123 924
#08020760

Embossed ornament in the form of a lion-griffin,gold, from the Oxus Treasure,Ach...

Male figure,riding, originally mounted on horseback.
Gold, Achaemenid period (5th-4th BCE); Oxus Treasure, the most important collection of gold and silver to have survived from the Achaemenid period, is from a temple on the banks of the river Oxus, Tajikistan.
Cat. 124 098
#08020761

Male figure,riding, originally mounted on horseback. Gold, Achaemenid period (5...

A warrior, incised figure on gold sheet. The man wears a Median costume; he has an akinakes (short sword) of a type
depicted on reliefs at Persepolis.5th-4th BCE. One of 50 thin gold plaques 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,Tadjikistan. Catt. 123 949
#08020762

A warrior, incised figure on gold sheet. The man wears a Median costume; he has...