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Couple.                                                
Terracotta relief (beginning 2nd millenium BCE)        
from Tello, Mesopotamia                                
11.5 x 5.8 cm                                          
AO 15 178
#080202 2

Couple. Terracotta relief (begin...

Couple facing each other.                              
Terracotta relief                                      
from Tello, Mesopotamia                                
11 x 6.4 cm, 1.7 cm thick                              
AO 16 676
#080202 3

Couple facing each other. Terracotta relief...

Staircase to underground tombs,                      
with arched opening and rough stone fill.              
Excavations of Area Q, Ebla, Syria.                    
Probably the palace of the Middle Bronze Age
#08020216

Staircase to underground tombs, with arched opening and r...

Staircase to underground tombs,                      
with arched opening and rough stone fill.              
Excavations of Area Q, Ebla, Syria.                    
Probably the palace of the Middle Bronze Age
#08020217

Staircase to underground tombs, with arched opening and r...

The king's podium. In the foreground a post hole       
which held a huge wooden pillar for a roof.            
(Bronze Age), Ebla, Syria
#08020218

The king's podium. In the foreground a post hole which held a huge wooden...

A prince or ruler with inscription on the robe,        
front and back: "Ibbit Lim, son of Ingrish Hepa,       
King of the Ebla line" (namesake of the site).         
(Middle Bronze Age, around 17th BCE).                  
Basalt headless torso. See also 08-02-02/22
#08020221

A prince or ruler with inscription on the robe, front and back: "Ibbit L...

A prince or ruler with inscription on the robe,        
front and back: "Ibbit Lim, son of Ingrish Hepa,       
King of Ebla line" (namesake of the site).             
(Middle Bronze Age, around 17th BCE)                   
Basalt headless torso
#08020222

A prince or ruler with inscription on the robe, front and back: "Ibbit L...

King or ruler in his role of priest seated             
before an offering table consecrates bread.            
Banquet scene. Relief on the long side of a            
basalt sacrificial basin from Temple B1,               
Tel Mardikh (Middle Bronze Age).
#08020224

King or ruler in his role of priest seated before an offering table...

Soldiers tread with lances and sticks over             
four crouching lions . Relief on the short             
side of a basalt sacrificial basin,                    
from Temple B1, Tel Mardikh, Syria                     
(Middle Bronze Age), found 1955
#08020225

Soldiers tread with lances and sticks over four crouching lions . R...

King or ruler in his role of priest seated             
before an offering table consecrates bread.            
Relief on the long side of a sacrificial               
basin from Temple B1, Tel Mardikh, Syria               
(Middle Bronze Age)
#08020226

King or ruler in his role of priest seated before an offering table...

Three pairs of warriors embracing to seal peace treaty.
Relief (17th BCE) on the long side of a basalt         
sacrificial basin from Temple N, Tel Mardikh, Syria    
(Middle Bronze Age)
#08020227

Three pairs of warriors embracing to seal peace treaty. Relief (17th BCE) on the...

Two warriors embrace before a deity with horned        
crown and a stern face. Relief (17th BCE) from         
the long side of a basalt sacrificial basin.           
See also 08-02-02/27                                   
From Temple N, Ebla, Syria (Middle Bronze Age)
#08020228

Two warriors embrace before a deity with horned crown and a stern face....