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Mythical creature with gazelle's head, lion's body     
and snake's tail. Enamelled tile  and ceramic brick.   
Detail from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Mesopotamia      
Period of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE)
#08020666

Mythical creature with gazelle's head, lion's body and snake's tail. Enamel...

Lion.  Enameled tile and ceramic brick,                
from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Mesopotamia
#08020667

Lion. Enameled tile and ceramic brick, from the Ishtar Gate, Ba...

Little boy. Alabaster figurine, stucco, bitumen, gold. 
Seleucidan period (312-64 BCE) from Babylon,           
Mesopotamia.                                           
16 x 7.2 cm                                            
AO 24728
#08020668

Little boy. Alabaster figurine, stucco, bitumen, gold. Seleucidan period (312-6...

Reclining goddess or odalisque.                        
Alabaster figurine with gold incrustations             
and garnets (Seleucidan era, 312-64 BCE)               
from Babylon, Mesopotamia (Iraq)                       
Length 21 cm - AO 20129
#08020669

Reclining goddess or odalisque. Alabaster figurine with...

Goddess (Ishtar?) or odalisque. Alabaster              
figurine with gold incrustations                       
and garnets (Seleucide era, 312-64 BCE)                
from Babylon, Mesopotamia (Iraq)                       
H: 25 cm - AO 20127
#08020670

Goddess (Ishtar?) or odalisque. Alabaster figurine with gold incru...

Procession of prisoners.                               
Fragment of a diorite victory stele from the           
acropolis of Susa (2340-2320 BCE)                      
Era of King Sargon of Akkad.                           
Overall dimensions: 46.2 x 35 cm - Sb 3
#080207 2

Procession of prisoners. Fragment of a diorite vi...

Enemies caught in a net.Fragment of a victory stele    
from the acropolis of Susa, Iran.                      
Akkad period (2340-2150 BCE)                           
Diorite, 54.7 x 26 cm                                  
Sb 2 (6053)
#080207 3

Enemies caught in a net.Fragment of a victory stele from the acropolis of Su...

A woman drinking from a vase whilst                    
being made love from behind by a man.                  
Terracotta bas-relief (era of Isin-Larsa-Babylon)      
11.2 x 8 cm                                            
AO 16681
#08020715

A woman drinking from a vase whilst being made love from beh...

Goddess Gula with her dog, Kudurru of Nazimarutash,    
from the temple of Marduk,Babylon.                     
Black limestone, 2nd half 14th BCE.                    
Kassite period.
#08020718

Goddess Gula with her dog, Kudurru of Nazimarutash, from the temple of Mardu...

Parade of musicians, warriors, and animals.            
Fragment of a Kudurru - middle register.               
Yellow limestone (Kassite era, 12th BCE),              
from Babylon, Mesopotamia (Iraq)                       
Overall size: 54 x 36 cm - Sb 25
#08020719

Parade of musicians, warriors, and animals. Fragment of a Kudurru -...

Idol with huge eyes.                                   
Alabaster statuette (35th-33th BCE)                    
from the Temple of the Eyes, Tell Braq                 
Height 8.1 cm
#080208 1

Idol with huge eyes. Alabaster statuette (35t...

Eye idol. White alabaster                              
statuette (3500-3300 BCE)                              
from the Temple of the Eyes, Tell Braq                 
Height 4.8 cm
#080208 2

Eye idol. White alabaster statuette (3500-3300 BCE...