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Clay model of a liver for divination. Period of the Amorite dynasties, early 2nd mill.BCE Clay AO 19833
#08021056

Clay model of a liver for divination. Period of the Amorite dy...

Clay tablet for accounts. Pre-cuneiform writing. 5 x 5 cm. Proto-urban period, end 4th mill.BCE AO 8859
#08021057

Clay tablet for accounts. Pre-cuneiform writing. 5 x 5 cm. Proto-urban pe...

Cinerary urn in the form of a hut. Terracotta, H: 28,5 cm AO 9743
#08021058

Cinerary urn in the form of a hut. Terracotta, H: 28,5 cm...

Soldiers with battle-axes. Detail of a victory parade. From the temple of Ishtar, Mari, Syria. 2400 BCE Schist panel inlaid with mother-of-pearl plaques. H: 11 cm AO 19820
#08021059

Soldiers with battle-axes. Detail of a victory parade. From the temple of Ishta...

Terracotta cone of Uruinimgina, with inscriptions telling of the reforms introduced by this prince against the abuses of "the olden days". 2350 BCE Terracotta.
#08021060

Terracotta cone of Uruinimgina, with inscriptions telling of the reforms i...

Foundation nail in the form of a female figurine carrying a pillow and basket on her head; a foundation tablet with inscription. Neo-Sumerian, period of king Amar-Sin, 2046-2038 BCE Bronze, 22 x 7,3 x 2,6 cm AO 3142
#08021061

Foundation nail in the form of a female figurine carrying a pillow and ba...

Foundation nail in the form of a bull; tablet with inscription, dedicated to the goddess Inanna. Nails and tablets were buried in the foundation walls of temples.Period of king Gudea of Lagash, around 2100. Bronze, H: 22 cm AO 1371
#08021062

Foundation nail in the form of a bull; tablet with inscription, dedica...

Figure of a god on top of a foundation nail. Such nails were buried in the foundation walls of temples, to hold a dedication tablet or because it was thought they gave stability to the walls.Period of king Ur-Bau or Gudea, around 2100 BCE. Bronze, H: 29 cm AO 311
#08021063

Figure of a god on top of a foundation nail. Such nails were buried in the found...

Three rams with gilded heads on a base of two demons. Bronze, gold and silver; support for an offering table or altar; from the palace of Larsa, Iraq. Period of Isin-Larsa (early 2nd mill.BCE) See also 08-02-04/41 H: 22 cm AO 15705
#08021064

Three rams with gilded heads on a base of two demons. Bronze, gold and silver;...

Fragment of a vase with a relief of a porter (of an offering?) From Susa, Iran, Akkadian period, 2340-2150 BCE Black granite, 15,7 x 11 cm Sb 6615
#08021065

Fragment of a vase with a relief of a porter (of an offering?)...

Fragment of a vase with the relief of a porter (of an offering ?) From the acropolis of Susa,Iran. Akkadian period, 2340-215- BCE Diorite, 9,9 x 10.5 cm Sb 45
#08021066

Fragment of a vase with the relief of a porter (of an offering ?) From...

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,...