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Servants carrying a hunting chariot. Alabaster bas-relief (8th BCE) from the palace of Sargon II in Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). 330 x 352 cm AO 19 878
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Servants carrying a hunting chariot. Alabaster bas-relief (8t...

Servants carrying a hunting implements. Alabaster bas-relief (8th BCE) from the palace of Sargon II in Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). 330 x 352 cm AO 19 878
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Servants carrying a hunting implements. Alabaster bas-relief (8t...

King Gudea as "the architect with a plan", as temple- builder who holds a plan of the edifice on his knees. An inscription tells of the construction of E-Ninnu, the temple of the god. Fragment of a diorite statue, from Tello. Overall dimension 93 x 41 cm - AO 2
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King Gudea as "the architect with a plan", as temple- builder who holds a plan...

Diorite statue of one of the princes of Eshnunna (on the present site of Tell-Ahmar, east of Bagdad). The prince is dressed in a long robe trimmed with braid and tassels; he wears necklaces and bracelets. Diorite, H:89 cm Sb 61
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Diorite statue of one of the princes of Eshnunna (on the present site of...

Statue of Queen Napirasu, wife of Untash-Napirasha. shown in prayer, life-size. She wears an elaborately embroidered dress. The statue is composed of a copper casing over a bronze core. Weight: 1.750 kg (without head). Elamite inscription.H: 129 cm Sb 2721
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Statue of Queen Napirasu, wife of Untash-Napirasha. shown in prayer, life-si...

Fragment of a statue of King Manishtusu of Akkad. The king had a large number of diorite statues erected and distributed in the cities of the Akkadian Empire. He wears a skirt of woven fabric with a knotted fringe and a wide belt. Diorite,H: 88 cm SB 47
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Fragment of a statue of King Manishtusu of Akkad. The king had a large num...

Brick panels of king Shilhak-Inshushinak of Susa. These glazed brick elements of architectural decor represent alternate figures of kings and queens (with long curls framing their faces),protecting palm trees. From the temple of Inshushinak. H:137 cm Sb 14390,14391
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Brick panels of king Shilhak-Inshushinak of Susa. These glazed brick eleme...

The "Lady with the shawl", probably a princess from the court of Gudea. (2140 BCE from Tello, ancient Girsu, Mesopotamia (Iraq) Diorite, 17,8 x 11.8 cm AO 295
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The "Lady with the shawl", probably a princess from the court of Gudea....

Libation vase of king Gudea (around 2100 BCE) dedicated to Ningishzidda,with this god's acolytes,entwined serpents and winged dragon-snakes.Around 2100 BCE. From Girsu, Mesopotamia. Steatite,H:23cm, AO 190 See also:08-02-10/70, 08-02-12/37-38
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Libation vase of king Gudea (around 2100 BCE) dedicated to Ningishzidda,with thi...

Libation vase of king Gudea (around 2100 BCE) dedicated to Ningishzidda,with this god's acolytes,entwined serpents and winged dragon-snakes.Around 2100 BCE. From Girsu, Mesopotamia. Steatite,H:23cm, AO 190 See also:08-02-10/70, 08-02-12/37-38
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Libation vase of king Gudea (around 2100 BCE) dedicated to Ningishzidda,with thi...

Headless statuette of Idi-Ilum, of the first dynasty of Babylon, 2000-1595 BCE. Steatite AO 19486
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Headless statuette of Idi-Ilum, of the first dynasty of Babylon, 2000-1595 BC...

Fragment of a stele with bust of the goddess Ba'u. Period of king Gudea, around 2100 BCE. From Tello. Limestone, H: 16,2 cm AO 4572
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Fragment of a stele with bust of the goddess Ba'u. Period of king Gudea, ar...