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Ramp under a staircase, Susa, Palace of king Dareios,  
510 BCE. Glazed brick.                                 
AOD 490-AOD 491
#08021617

Ramp under a staircase, Susa, Palace of king Dareios, 510 BCE. Glazed brick....

Island of Arvad (today Tyre), top center, on the       
Lebanese coast. Cedar wood transport for the building  
of a palace. Bas-relief from the Palace of King Sargon 
in Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). Right panel, for con-
tinuation see 08-02-16/19,20 Gypseous alabaster.
#08021618

Island of Arvad (today Tyre), top center, on the Lebanese coast. Cedar wo...

Island of Arvad (today Tyre), top right, on the        
Lebanese coast. Cedar wood transport for the building  
of a palace. Bas-relief from the Palace of King Sargon 
in Khorsbad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). Center panel, for     
continuation see 08-02-16/18,20 Gypseous alabaster.
#08021619

Island of Arvad (today Tyre), top right, on the Lebanese coast. Cedar wo...

Transport of cedar wood for the construction of a      
palace. Bas-relief from the Palace of King Sargon II   
at Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). For continuation     
see 08-02-16/18,19.                                    
AO 19989
#08021620

Transport of cedar wood for the construction of a palace. Bas-relief from...

Fragment of a stele with priest and orant, 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.          AO 10235
#08021625

Fragment of a stele with priest and orant, erected by king Gudea of Lagash, wh...

Head of a warrior, 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
#08021626

Head of a warrior, fragment of a stele erected by king Gudea of Lagash, wh...

Head of a bearded man, 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
#08021627

Head of a bearded man, fragment of a stele erected by king Gudea of Lagash, wh...

Male figure, 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
#08021628

Male figure, fragment of a stele erected by king Gudea of Lagash, wh...

Victory stele of Sargon I, king of Akkad, showing      
prisoners marching (first register) and armed warriors.
See 08-02-16/37      Around 2300 BCE                   
Diorite,      Sb 1
#08021635

Victory stele of Sargon I, king of Akkad, showing prisoners marching (firs...

Victory stele of Sargon I, king of Akkad, showing      
prisoners marching (first register) and armed warriors.
See 08-02-16/36. Around 2300 BCE                       
Diorite      Sb 1
#08021636

Victory stele of Sargon I, king of Akkad, showing prisoners marching (firs...

An archer. Detail from the procession of archers       
(515 BCE), from the palace of                          
Dareios the Great (522-486 BCE), Susa, Iran            
Enamelled tiles
#08021637

An archer. Detail from the procession of archers (515 BCE), from the pala...

An archer. Detail from the procession of archers       
(515 BCE), from the palace of                          
Dareios the Great (522-486 BCE), Susa, Iran            
Enamelled tiles
#08021638

An archer. Detail from the procession of archers (515 BCE), from the pala...