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Male head, perhaps a member of the family of king Gudea of Lagash. Around 2140 BCE From Tello (Lagash) Black diorite, H: 24 cm AO 12
#08021034

Male head, perhaps a member of the family of king Gudea of Lagash....

Orant of Larsa, probably Hammurabi (1792-1750 BCE), law-giver and sixth king of the Amorite dynasty of Babylon. From Larsa. See 08-02-04/42. Bronze, face and hands gold-plated. H:19,6 cm AO 15704
#08021039

Orant of Larsa, probably Hammurabi (1792-1750 BCE), law-giver and sixth king of...

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...

Incense- or offering-stand, dedicated by Niralla, wife of Gudea, for the king's life. From Tello (Lagash), Neo Sumerian, around 2100 BCE. Steatite, H: 10,5 cm AO 29931
#08021068

Incense- or offering-stand, dedicated by Niralla, wife of Gudea, for the...

Hierogamus, bed and couple. Period of the Amorite dynasties, early 2nd mill.BCE Baked clay, H: 11,3 cm AO 8662
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Hierogamus, bed and couple. Period of the Amorite dy...

Musician playing a kythara. Early 2nd mill.BCE From Eshnunna (Tell Asmar near Bagdad, Iraq) Period of the Amorite dynasties. Moulded terracotta, 7,5 x 4,5 cm AO 1245 f
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Musician playing a kythara. Early 2nd mill.BCE From Eshnunna (Tell Asma...

Bed with a geometrical pattern, bed with a couple embracing (hierogamus), both from Susa, Iran, 14th-12th BCE Sb 11206 geometrical pattern, terracotta 3,1 x 11,8 cm Sb 5888 bed with couple, terracotta, 3 x 9,5 cm
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Bed with a geometrical pattern, bed with a couple embracing (hierogamus),...

King Gudea as "the architect with a plan", as temple- builder who holds a plan of the edifice on his knees. An inscription tells of the construction of E-Ninnu, the temple of the god. Fragment of a diorite statue, from Tello. Overall dimension 93 x 41 cm - AO 2
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King Gudea as "the architect with a plan", as temple- builder who holds a plan...

Diorite statue of one of the princes of Eshnunna (on the present site of Tell-Ahmar, east of Bagdad). The prince is dressed in a long robe trimmed with braid and tassels; he wears necklaces and bracelets. Diorite, H:89 cm Sb 61
#08021224

Diorite statue of one of the princes of Eshnunna (on the present site of...

Statue of Queen Napirasu, wife of Untash-Napirasha. shown in prayer, life-size. She wears an elaborately embroidered dress. The statue is composed of a copper casing over a bronze core. Weight: 1.750 kg (without head). Elamite inscription.H: 129 cm Sb 2721
#08021225

Statue of Queen Napirasu, wife of Untash-Napirasha. shown in prayer, life-si...

Fragment of a statue of King Manishtusu of Akkad. The king had a large number of diorite statues erected and distributed in the cities of the Akkadian Empire. He wears a skirt of woven fabric with a knotted fringe and a wide belt. Diorite,H: 88 cm SB 47
#08021228

Fragment of a statue of King Manishtusu of Akkad. The king had a large num...

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
#08021236

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