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A dove, a bronze nail in its back. From the acropolis of Susa, Depository of the Silver Mask. Glazed terracotta H: 6,6 cm Sb 3101
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A dove, a bronze nail in its back. From the acropolis of Su...

Cow with calf. Ivory - Detail: cow's head from Nimrud, Mesopotamia. Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem
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Cow with calf. Ivory - Detail: cow's he...

Woman's head in a window. (Woman in a window) Ivory relief, furniture decoration. from Nimrud, Assur. Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem
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Woman's head in a window. (Woman in a window) Ivory...

Lotus buds and blossoms. Carved ivory plaque, Egyptian influence, from Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu, Northern Syria.
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Lotus buds and blossoms. Carved ivory plaque, Egyptian i...

Stylized palm tree. Carved ivory plaque from Arslan Tash, the ancient Hadatu, palace site of the Assyrian kings, Northern Syria Height: 1 cm.
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Stylized palm tree. Carved ivory plaque from Arslan Tash, the an...

King Hadad-Ezer of Damascus. Part of booty carried away by King Adad-Nirari III. Carved ivory plaque (809-782 BCE) Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem
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King Hadad-Ezer of Damascus. Part of booty carried aw...

Lion attacking a bull. Carved ivory plaque (open work) from Samaria, Israel Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem
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Lion attacking a bull. Carved ivory plaque (ope...

Head of a roaring lion, from Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu. Ivory 7.4 x 6.7 x 3.8 cm AO 11490
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Head of a roaring lion, from Arslan Tash, ancien...

Copper axe (end of 3rd millennium), lent by the Pontifical Institute to the Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem. From Syria
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Copper axe (end of 3rd millennium), lent by the Pontifical I...

Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh describing the deeds of the legendary hero who sought eternal life (15th BCE). From Megiddo, Israel Terracotta, fragment
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Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh describing the deeds of the legendary hero who soug...

Sennacherib's prism (691 BCE), describing the third campaign of the king to reassert Assyrian hegemony over Syria and Canaan. It mentions among others Hezekiah, King of Judah.
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Sennacherib's prism (691 BCE), describing the third campaign of the king to rea...

List of proper names, among them that of a landowner. Limestone tablet with Sumerian pictographic script. The symbol of the hand designates the proprietor. End 4th mill., proto-urban period,from Mesopotamia. Limestone, 5 x 4.2 cm - AO 19936
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List of proper names, among them that of a landowner. Limestone tablet with Su...