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Hittite statue of a warrior or god,Neo-Hittite Empire. 
from Kayseri,Turkey, 17th-13th BCE                     
Bronze, H: 8,3 cm                                      
AO 9650
#08021429

Hittite statue of a warrior or god,Neo-Hittite Empire. from Kayseri,Turkey, 17t...

Small chariot with shaft, from Homs,Syria.             
Bronze, 6,4 x 21,8 cm                                  
From Homs, Syria                                       
AO 2773
#08021430

Small chariot with shaft, from Homs,Syria. Bronze, 6,4 x 21,8 cm...

Pair of votive horns, bronze.                          
From Cappadocia,Turkey, Early Bronze, 3500-2300 BCE    
Bronze, L: 40,2 cm                                     
AO 26597
#08021431

Pair of votive horns, bronze. From Cappadocia,Turkey,...

Relief with two interlaced serpents.                   
South-East Iran, 2600-2200 BCE                         
Chlorite, 13,6 cm                                      
AO 29142
#08021432

Relief with two interlaced serpents. South-East Iran, 2600-22...

Figurine of a god mounted on a chariot. His crown      
is in the shape of a coiled snake. From Susa,Iran.     
Copper, H: 15,7 cm                                     
Sb 2824
#08021433

Figurine of a god mounted on a chariot. His crown is in the shape of a coi...

Mounting of a wooden wheel from a funeral chariot,     
composed of six elements.                              
Dynasty of Sukkulmah,epoc of Attahushu,2nd Mill.BCE.   
Early 2nd Mill.BCE,from Susa,Iran.                     
Bronze, 97,6 cm across. AO 6829
#08021434

Mounting of a wooden wheel from a funeral chariot, composed of six elements...

Cup with moufflons, from Susa,Iran                     
Simashki period (2030-1970 BCE)                        
Bitumen, H:9 cm                                        
Sb 2740
#08021435

Cup with moufflons, from Susa,Iran Simashki period (2030-19...

Stele of the Vultures; fragments of a stele celebrating
the victory of Eannatum, King of Lagash, over the town 
of Umma. Marching warriors. See also 08-02-04/2-9.     
Around 2450 BCE. Limestone, original size 180 x 130 cm 
AO 50, 2346-2348
#08021436

Stele of the Vultures; fragments of a stele celebrating the victory of Eannatum,...

Worshipper adoring the Great Goddess,seated on a       
winged griffin. Her symbols,moon-sickle and stars,     
in the background.                                     
Bronze, H: 4,2 cm                                      
AO 23004
#08021437

Worshipper adoring the Great Goddess,seated on a winged griffin. Her symb...

Orthostat showing Hittite king Maradas on his chariot, 
hunting a stag, accompanied by a hunting dog.          
From Malatya,Turkey. Neo Hittite Empire, 9th BCE.      
Limestone, 43 x 78 cm                                  
AM 255
#08021438

Orthostat showing Hittite king Maradas on his chariot, hunting a stag, accompan...

Ishtar, goddess of love, standing on her iconographic
animal, the lion. She carries bow and arrows. The
sun-disk on her tiara is the emblem of love. 8th BCE
Limestone, H: 122 cm
AO 11503
#08021439

Ishtar, goddess of love, standing on her iconographic animal, the lion. She carr...

Stele of Tahunda, god of thunderstorms, with a         
lightning flash in one hand and an axe in the other.   
Inscribed in the name of the Hittite prince Hamiyatas, 
From Til Barsip, Syria, around 900 BCE                 
Basalt, H: 206 cm                       AO 11505
#08021440

Stele of Tahunda, god of thunderstorms, with a lightning flash in one h...