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A cow and a stable constructed of wickerwork           
with sculpted columns in the background.               
Fragment of a cult vase of alabaster (era of           
Djemet-Nasr), from Uruk, Mesopotamia (Iraq).           
Limestone, 16 x 22,5 cm - AO 8842
#08020570

A cow and a stable constructed of wickerwork with sculpted columns in...

Two wrestlers or boxers. Terracotta relief from        
Eshnunna,late 3rd mill.BCE.                            
10 x 8 cm                                              
AO
#080206 2

Two wrestlers or boxers. Terracotta relief from Eshnunna,late 3rd mill.B...

A musician. Embossed relief,                           
terracotta (3rd-2nd millenium BCE)                     
from Ashnunnak, Mesopotamia                            
11 x 6.3 cm                                            
AO 12 455
#080206 3

A musician. Embossed relief, terracotta (3rd-2nd mill...

Carpenter. Terracotta relief, period of the Amorite    
Dynasties (2000-1595 BCE)                              
From Warka (Uruk), Mesopotamia                         
H: 8 cm                                                
AO 6694 bis
#080206 4

Carpenter. Terracotta relief, period of the Amorite Dynasties (2000-1595 BCE...

Standing nude female figure.                           
Terracotta bas-relief                                  
from Ashnunnak, Mesopotamia                            
13 x 4.8 cm                                            
AO 12 466
#080206 5

Standing nude female figure. Terracotta bas-relief...

The Goddess Ninsum, mother of Gilgamesh.               
Seated steatite figure, bas-relief (2150 BCE)          
from Tello (Lagash), Mesopotamia                       
Black steatite, 13,7 x 6,5 cm                          
AO 2761
#080206 6

The Goddess Ninsum, mother of Gilgamesh. Seated steatite figure,...

Hairless head of a young man (King Gudea?)             
Diorite (2150 BCE)                                     
From Tello, period of king Gudea.                      
Diorite, 16,2 x 10,7 cm                                
AO 20 216
#080206 7

Hairless head of a young man (King Gudea?) Diorite (2150 BCE)...

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
#080206 8

The "Lady with the shawl", probably a princess from the court of Gudea....

Priest offering a libation to a goddess.               
From Tello, ancient Girsu, Mesopotamia (Iraq)          
From the period of Archaic Dynasties (2900-2750 BCE)   
Limestone bas-relief 17.4 x 16 cm                      
AO 276
#080206 9

Priest offering a libation to a goddess. From Tello, ancient Girs...

Shepherd carrying a lamb.                              
Terracotta statue (end 3rd, beginning 2nd millenium)   
from Tello, ancient Girsu, Mesopotamia (Iraq)          
7.3 x 5 cm                                             
AO 16 725
#08020610

Shepherd carrying a lamb. Terracotta statue (end 3...

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
#08020611

King Gudea as "the architect with a plan", as temple- builder who holds a plan...

Calculation of the surface area of a terrain           
at Umma, Mesopotamia (Iraq). Ur III                    
Clay tablet (2100 BCE)                                 
7 x 5.8 cm                                             
AO 5677
#08020612

Calculation of the surface area of a terrain at Umma, Mesopotamia (Ir...