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

Libation vase of king Gudea (around 2100 BCE) dedicated to Ningishzidda,with this god's acolytes,entwined serpents and winged dragon-snakes.Around 2100 BCE. From Girsu, Mesopotamia. Steatite,H:23cm, AO 190 See also:08-02-10/70, 08-02-12/37-38
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Libation vase of king Gudea (around 2100 BCE) dedicated to Ningishzidda,with thi...

Libation vase of king Gudea (around 2100 BCE) dedicated to Ningishzidda,with this god's acolytes,entwined serpents and winged dragon-snakes.Around 2100 BCE. From Girsu, Mesopotamia. Steatite,H:23cm, AO 190 See also:08-02-10/70, 08-02-12/37-38
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Libation vase of king Gudea (around 2100 BCE) dedicated to Ningishzidda,with thi...

Sculpted relief, showing two worshippers to the right and left of intertwined serpents. Schist, Susa, 3rd mill.BCE Sb 2724
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Sculpted relief, showing two worshippers to the right and left of intertwined...

Mace of Mesilim, king of Kish. From Tello. Period of the archaic dynasties. AO 2349
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Mace of Mesilim, king of Kish. From Tello....

The standard of Mari, from the Ishtar temple in Mari. Schist panel inlaid with mother of pearl plaques. H: 36 cm, L:72 cm Period of Archaic Dynasties, around 2500 BCE AO 19820 See also:08-02-04/30,31
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The standard of Mari, from the Ishtar temple in Mari. Schist panel inlaid with...

Headless statuette of Idi-Ilum, of the first dynasty of Babylon, 2000-1595 BCE. Steatite AO 19486
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Headless statuette of Idi-Ilum, of the first dynasty of Babylon, 2000-1595 BC...

So-called "silver hammer" with the relief of a boar. From Bactria, 3rd-2nd mill.BCE AO 21636
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So-called "silver hammer" with the relief of a boar. From Bactria, 3rd-2nd mi...

Vase with serpents, from Susa, period Susa I. Painted terracotta. Sb 3168
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Vase with serpents, from Susa, period Susa I. Painted terracotta....

Jug, with geometric ornaments and a sun with a double row of rays. From Susa, 3rd.mill.BCE Terracotta Sb 2840
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Jug, with geometric ornaments and a sun with a double row of rays. From...

Statuette of a sitting person, hands folded over the knees. Green stone, from Susa, 2300-1700 BCE Sb 2957
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Statuette of a sitting person, hands folded over the knees....

Head of a priest, from a temple of the goddess Pinikir, Dur Untash, Tchoga-Zambil, Iran. Baked clay, white faience; reign of King Untash-Napirisha, mid-2nd mill. H:4,1 cm Sb 5090 See also:08-02-07/14 Female figure,fragment,faience,Tchoga-Zambil, Sb 5089
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Head of a priest, from a temple of the goddess Pinikir, Dur Untash, Tchoga-Zambi...