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

Male head, perhaps a member of the family of king Gudea of Lagash. Around 2140 BCE From Tello (Lagash) Black diorite, H: 24 cm AO 12
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Male head, perhaps a member of the family of king Gudea of Lagash....

Fragment of a male head with beard. Akkadian, after 2480 BCE. Diorite, H: 11,5 cm AO 14
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Fragment of a male head with beard. Akkadian, after 2480 BCE....

Lion-rhyton painted terracotta from Tello. Liquid was poured into the recipient through the opening in the back, and poured out through the lion's mouth. From Kueltepe, period of the Assyrian colonies in Cappadocia, Turkey (19th-18th BCE) AM 1517
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Lion-rhyton painted terracotta from Tello. Liquid was poured into t...

Figurine of a nude woman, from Eshnunna (Tell Asmar) Period of the Amorite dynasties, 2000-1595 BCE H: 13 cm AO 12466
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Figurine of a nude woman, from Eshnunna (Tell Asmar) Period of the Amorite dy...

Kudurru with Gula, goddess of medicine. Kassite period, 1595-1200 BCE Brought as booty from Babylon to Susa in the 12th BCE. Limestone, H: 36 cm Sb 27
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Kudurru with Gula, goddess of medicine. Kassite period, 1595-12...

Orant of Larsa, probably Hammurabi (1792-1750 BCE), law-giver and sixth king of the Amorite dynasty of Babylon. From Larsa. See 08-02-04/42. Bronze, face and hands gold-plated. H:19,6 cm AO 15704
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Orant of Larsa, probably Hammurabi (1792-1750 BCE), law-giver and sixth king of...

Sitting woman holding a small vase, side-view. See 08-02-04/17 Alabaster, H: 19 cm AO 23995
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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
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Two dancers on top of a copper pin. See 08-02-02/49...

Sickle, terracotta, inserted blade missing. From Tello, 4000-3500 BCE AO 14425
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Sickle, terracotta, inserted blade missing. From Tello, 4000-3500 BC...

Terracotta sickles, inserted blades missing. From Tello, 4000-3500 BCE AO 14425 A-E
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Terracotta sickles, inserted blades missing. From Tello, 4000-3500 BC...