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Bearded dignitary in long fleece coat with axe.        
Carbonized wood, probably part of furniture found      
in the area of Palace G, Ebla, Syria
#08020242

Bearded dignitary in long fleece coat with axe. Carbonized wood, probabl...

A sovereign. Carbonized wood figure                    
heavily damaged,                                       
probably a furniture decoration                        
found in the area of Palace G, Ebla, Syria
#08020243

A sovereign. Carbonized wood figure heavily damaged,...

Silver rhyton with a bull's head.                      
(5th-4th BCE)                                          
28.6 x 27.5 cm                                         
AO 3093
#08020326

Silver rhyton with a bull's head. (5th-4th BCE)...

Two bulls' heads.Capital and pillar,grey limestone,760 cm.    
From a column from the Apadana in Susa,Iran.           
Period of Darius I, around 510 BCE.                    
AO D1
#08020328

Two bulls' heads.Capital and pillar,grey limestone,760 cm. From a column fr...

Goddess and man-bulls with palm trees.              
Facade of Inshushinak's temple, allegory of            
strength and consistency (reconstruction),             
from Susa, Iran. Middle Elamite,ca.1200 BCE
Glazed brick.                                        
137 x 105 cm - Sb 2734-2735
#08020329

Goddess and man-bulls with palm trees. Facade of Inshushinak's te...

The Ishtar Gate, main gate of Babylon built during     
the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE).          
Enamelled tiles, mythical animals, lions, and gods     
embellish the gate which was dedicated to goddess      
Ishtar of Babylon, Mesopotamia (Iraq)
#08020330

The Ishtar Gate, main gate of Babylon built during the reign of Nebuchadnez...

Facade of the throne hall of Nebuchadnezar II.         
Detail with vegetative design.                         
Babylon,Mesopotamia,Iraq.
#08020332

Facade of the throne hall of Nebuchadnezar II. Detail with vegetative d...

Procession of archers with twisted headbands.
Life-size archers (515 BCE) from the palace of
Dareios the Great (522-486 BCE), Susa, Iran
Glazed tiles,183 x 284 cm
Sb 3304-3307
#08020333

Procession of archers with twisted headbands. Life-size archers (515 BCE) from...

Procession of archers.
Life-size archers (515 BCE) from the palace of
Dareios the Great (522-486 BCE), Susa, Iran
Glazed tiles,475 x 375 cm
AO D 488
#08020334

Procession of archers. Life-size archers (515 BCE) from the palace of Dareios...

Procession of archers.
Life-size archers (515 BCE) from the palace of
Dareios the Great (522-486 BCE), Susa, Iran
Glazed tiles,475 x 375 cm
AO D 487
#08020335

Procession of archers. Life-size archers (515 BCE) from the palace of Dareios...

A lion (515 BCE) from the processional road to the
Ishtar Gate (522-486 BCE),Babylon,Mesopotamia.
Frieze of glazed tiles,105 x 227 cm
AO 21118
#08020336

A lion (515 BCE) from the processional road to the Ishtar Gate (522-486 BCE),Ba...

Procession of archers,glazed tiles,H:200 cm                              Detail of two life-size archers (515 BCE) from the
palace of Dareios the Great (522-486 BCE), Susa, Iran
#08020338

Procession of archers,glazed tiles,H:200 cm Detail...