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Clothing and Textiles



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Statue of king Gudea with a vase overflowing with      
water rich in fish. The statue is dedicated to         
Geshtinana,"goddess of vivifying water"                
Around 2140 BCE.                                       
Dolerite, H: 62 cm            AO 22126
#08021032

Statue of king Gudea with a vase overflowing with water rich in fish. The...

Statue of king Gudea of Lagash, around 2150 BCE        
From Tello (Lagash)                                    
Black diorite, H: 70,5 cm                              
AO 29155
#08021033

Statue of king Gudea of Lagash, around 2150 BCE From Tello (Lagash)...

Sitting woman holding a small vase, side-view.         
See 08-02-04/17                                        
Alabaster, H: 19 cm                                    
AO 23995
#08021040

Sitting woman holding a small vase, side-view. See 08-02-04/17...

Two dancers on top of a copper pin.                    
See 08-02-02/49                                        
Period of Djemet'nasr (3000-2900 BCE)                  
Total H: 18,2 cm                                       
AO 14522
#08021041

Two dancers on top of a copper pin. See 08-02-02/49...

Vase in the form of a shoe, with hunting scene.        
From Cappadocia, 2000-1800 BCE                         
Painted terracotta,18 x 22,5 cm                        
A 9440
#08021047

Vase in the form of a shoe, with hunting scene. From Cappadocia, 2000-18...

Fragment of the statue of a woman.                     
From Umma, Neo-Sumerian, around 2140 BCE               
Limestone, H: 22,2 cm                                  
AO 4754
#08021067

Fragment of the statue of a woman. From Umma, Neo-Sumerian,...

Nude female figurines, 14th-12th BCE                   
From Susa, Iran, 14th-12th BCE                         
Terracotta, H: 15,5 cm, 16,8 cm                        
Sb 7761,7762
#08021155

Nude female figurines, 14th-12th BCE From Susa, Iran, 14th-12...

Two female nudes from Susa,Iran, 14th-12th BCE         
Terracotta, H: 16,2 cm, 16,5 cm                        
Sb 7796, 7797
#08021156

Two female nudes from Susa,Iran, 14th-12th BCE Terracotta, H: 16,2 cm,...

"The princess with the full crinolines"                
Bactria (Southern Russia)                             
End 3rd, early 2nd mill.BCE                            
Chlorite and Limestone, 17,3 x 16,1 cm                 
AO 2291
#08021162

"The princess with the full crinolines" Bactria (Southern Russi...

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
#08021224

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
#08021225

Statue of Queen Napirasu, wife of Untash-Napirasha. shown in prayer, life-si...

Statue of the goddess Narundi, part of the statuary    
ordered by king Puzur-Inshushinak of Ur-Nammu          
(2111-2094 BCE). The goddess wears a woollen garment,  
a "kaunakes",and sits on a lion-throne. See 08-02-12/27
Limestone, 109 cm, Sb 54
#08021226

Statue of the goddess Narundi, part of the statuary ordered by king Puzur-In...