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Votive plaque from a man suffering from eye-trouble    
and the malformation of a foot. Imperial Rome.         
From Cyprus.                                           
MNB 324
#08021658

Votive plaque from a man suffering from eye-trouble and the malformation of...

Cylinder seal: two orants before a goddess.            
Cuneiform inscription in the name of the scribe        
Ur-Nanshe. From Tello
#08040869

Cylinder seal: two orants before a goddess. Cuneiform inscription in...

Fragment of a large cylinder seal;top:bull,center a    
draped figure (Goddess Inanna?) offering a libation.   
H:6 cm                                                 
AO 6620
#08050160

Fragment of a large cylinder seal;top:bull,center a draped figure (Goddess I...

A dove, a bronze nail in its back.                     
From the acropolis of Susa, Depository of the Silver   
Mask.                                                  
Glazed terracotta H: 6,6 cm                            
Sb 3101
#08050423

A dove, a bronze nail in its back. From the acropolis of Su...

Rhyton, shaped like a ram's head.                      
Terracotta                                             
from Gharplantu, Iranian Kurdistan                     
17.3 x 28.2 cm                                         
AO 22993
#08050431

Rhyton, shaped like a ram's head. Terracotta...

Goddess Astarte in a window."Woman in a window:)                           Ivory relief                                           
from Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu, Northern Syria.      
8.1 x 8 cm                                             
AO 11459
#08050528

Goddess Astarte in a window."Woman in a window:) Ivory...

Two winged genii, in the center Horus on the lotus.    
Carved ivory plaque with golden elevations             
Egyptian influence (head gear)                         
from Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu, Northern Syria       
9.9 x 8.5 cm. AO 11465
#08050533

Two winged genii, in the center Horus on the lotus. Carved ivory plaque with...

King Hazael of Damascus framed by a lotus flower.      
Carved ivory plaque, 8th BCE.                          
From Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu, Northern Syria       
17.8 x 5.6 cm                                          
AO 11488
#08050534

King Hazael of Damascus framed by a lotus flower. Carved ivory plaque, 8th...

Cow suckling her calf.                                 
Ivory                                                  
from Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu, Northern Syria       
12.4 x 6.9 cm                                          
AO 11455
#08050566

Cow suckling her calf. Ivory...

Three superposed lotus flowers forming a "Sacred tree".
Ivory (open-work, fragment) Right: Lotus flower with   
5 petals. Left: Ivory plaque with top and bottom border
from Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu, Northern Syria.      
11.3 x 3 cm, AO 11481; 7.6 x 2.1 cm, AO 11482
#08050567

Three superposed lotus flowers forming a "Sacred tree". Ivory (open-work, fragme...

Cow suckling her calf. Small carved ivory              
interlaced plants in front of and behind the cow.      
Traces of gold inlay on the cow's body,                
from Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu, Northern Syria       
9.8 x 5.7 cm - AO 11452
#08050569

Cow suckling her calf. Small carved ivory interlaced plants in fro...

Head of a roaring lion,                                
from Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu.                      
Ivory                                                  
7.4 x 6.7 x 3.8 cm                                     
AO 11490
#08050570

Head of a roaring lion, from Arslan Tash, ancien...