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The demon-god Pazuzu, an Akkadian-Sumerian evil spirit.An inscription says: "I am Pazuzu, king of evil spirits and of the winds which come raging down from the mountains..." This figurine, hung around the neck of a sick person, was supposed to drive sickness away. H:15 cm, MNB 467
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The demon-god Pazuzu, an Akkadian-Sumerian evil spirit.An inscription s...

The demon-god Pazuzu peers over the edge of this bronze plaque.Top register:symbols of the Babylonian chief gods;below:animal-headed protective beings; fish- clad priests attend a sick person;Pazuzu drives out the female demon Lamashtu. Bronze, 13,3 x 8,4 cm AO 22205
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The demon-god Pazuzu peers over the edge of this bronze plaque.Top regist...

The demon Pazuzu. Obverse side of 08-02-11/23, the bronze plaque showing Pazuzu driving out the evil female spirit Lamashtu. Bronze, 13,3 x 8,4 cm AO 22205
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The demon Pazuzu. Obverse side of 08-02-11/23, the bronze plaque showin...

Bronze quiver with hunting and fighting scenes. Neo-Assyrian. Bronze, H: 61 cm AO 30389
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Bronze quiver with hunting and fighting scenes. Neo-Assyrian....

War chariots and infantry, bronze door covering from the palace of Ashurnarzipal II and Shalmanesar III at Imgur-Enlil (Balawat).883-824 BCE H: 12,5-16cm L: 20-29 cm AO 22276-22278
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War chariots and infantry, bronze door covering from the palace of Ashurnarzi...

Transport of tribute from the cities of the Medi- terranean coast. Bronze door covering from the palace of Ashurnarzipal II and Shalmaneserser III at Imgur-Enlil (Balawat). 883-824 BCE Bronze, H: 8,5 cm,L:37 cm AO 14038
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Transport of tribute from the cities of the Medi- terranean coast. Bronze...

Soldiers before a fortress, bronze door covering from the palace of Ashurnarzipal II and Shalmaneser III at Imgur-Elil (Balawat). 883-824 BCE Bronze, H: 12 cm, L: 22 cm AO 22283
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Soldiers before a fortress, bronze door covering from the palace of Ashur...

Assaradon and his mother Naqi'a, who seems to be the model for the Greek legend of Queen Semiramis, a polit- cally active and influential woman to whom campaigns in Africa and India were ascribed, but also the plans for the Hanging Gardens. Bronze, H:33 cm AO 20185
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Assaradon and his mother Naqi'a, who seems to be the model for the Greek lege...

Falcon-god Horus, from Ugarit-Mineit-el-Beida Bronze, H: 12,7 cm Late Bronze Age, 13th BCE AO 11599
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Falcon-god Horus, from Ugarit-Mineit-el-Beida Bronze, H: 12,7 cm...

Bronze helmet decorated in front with two symmetrical groups of arches ending in lion-heads. From Urartu, on Lake Van, Turkey. AO 22123
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Bronze helmet decorated in front with two symmetrical groups of arches ending...

Leg of a throne, on a crouching animal, half lion half bull. From the temple of Khaldi in Toprakkale, Turkey. Bronze AO 1500
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Leg of a throne, on a crouching animal, half lion half bull. From the temple of...

Votive plaque, bronze, decorated in repoussee and engraved. The upper edge is crenellated, like the top of a fortress wall. Offering scene. Bronze, from Urartu,Turkey AO 26088
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Votive plaque, bronze, decorated in repoussee and engraved. The upper edge is cr...