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Bust of an Assyrian officer in arms. Fresco (Mid 8th BCE) from a frieze in the governor's palace of Kar Salmanassar, Achmar (Tel Barsib) Height 35 cm
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Bust of an Assyrian officer in arms. Fresco (Mid 8th BCE)...

Orante. Terracotta statuette from Carchemish, Mesopotamia Cat. 105 041
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Orante. Terracotta statuette...

Cult vase with animals in two rows, pre-dynastic period. Limestone AO 11251
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Cult vase with animals in two rows, pre-dynastic period....

Figure of a sitting bear, 3.500-3.300 BCE White alabaster. H:4,8 cm From Braq, Syria, northern Mesopotamia. G.409
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Figure of a sitting bear, 3.500-3.300 BCE White alabaster. H:4,8 c...

Amulet in the form of a frog, 3.500-3.300 BCE White alabaster, H: 2,3 cm From Braq, Syria, layer of the "Grey Temple" F. 683
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Amulet in the form of a frog, 3.500-3.300 BCE White alabaster, H: 2,3...

The Uruk Vase - detail. See also 08-02-05/56,57. Men bearing gifts to the goddess Inanna (Innin), a bull and agricultural products. Limestone, around 2.900 BCE
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The Uruk Vase - detail. See also 08-02-05/56,57. Men bearing gifts to the...

Blueprint of a house from the Agade-period, Sumer. The drawing mentions the size of rooms and their use: living room, 4x6 m, reception hall, 3x6 m, court of honour, 4,5x6 m, entrance hall, 7x3 m. From Lagash, 2.400 BCE
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Blueprint of a house from the Agade-period, Sumer. The drawing mentions the...

A priests carries a vase, two priests follow with arms crossed. Two women seem to smooth a shaggy blanket. Frieze of mother-of-pearl, slate and ivory. From the temple of the agricultural god Dagan, Mari. 2.645-2.460 BCE H: 295, cm Inv. S 1269
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A priests carries a vase, two priests follow with arms crossed. Two women seem...

Marble intarsia from a hall in Palace G, Ebla. The figures of warriors and mythological animals were arranged in 12 rows on a wall,possibly to celebrate a victory. Lion-headed eagle and bull with a human face Around 2.400 BCE H: 14-15 cm
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Marble intarsia from a hall in Palace G, Ebla. The figures of warriors...

Gudea, king of Lagash, sitting on a throne. For frontal view see 08-02-04/15. Diorite figure, around 2120 BCE 46 x 33 x 22,5 cm AO 3293
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Gudea, king of Lagash, sitting on a throne. For frontal view see 08-...

Praying women, fragment of a stele erected by king Gudea of Lagash, who, according to a tablet, had seven large steles put up in his temple to the god Ningirsu. Around 2150 BCE. Limestone,16,5 x 21 cm AO 10235
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Praying women, fragment of a stele erected by king Gudea of Lagash, wh...

Lyre-player, from one of the steles of king Gudea of Lagash. The lyre has eleven strings. Around 2150 BCE
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Lyre-player, from one of the steles of king Gudea of Lagash. The lyre has...