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Two local deities with horned crown and stern face.    
Relief (17th BCE) on the long side of basalt           
sacrificial basin. Close-up of 08-02-02/27.            
From Temple n, Ebla, Syria (Middle Bronze Age).
#08020229

Two local deities with horned crown and stern face. Relief (17th BCE) on the...

Small sardonyx vase for cosmetics or perfume           
from the Tomb of the Princess (a probably 12           
years old princess) (Middle Bronze Age, 17th BCE).     
Ebla area, Syria
#08020236

Small sardonyx vase for cosmetics or perfume from the Tomb of the Pri...

Gold jewelery and an onyx vase; six bracelets and a    
long flower-headed pin (around 1700 BCE) from the      
Tomb of the Princess (a probably 12 years old princess)
Ebla, Syria
#08020237

Gold jewelery and an onyx vase; six bracelets and a long flower-headed pin (...

Six twisted gold bracelets and a long lower-headed pin 
(around 1700 BCE) found in the Tomb of the Princess    
(a probably 12 years old princess), Ebla, Syria
#08020238

Six twisted gold bracelets and a long lower-headed pin (around 1700 BCE) found...

Carbonized wood arm rest of a chair                    
with shell decoration (2400-2250 BCE)                  
found in 1976 in the area                              
of Palace G, Ebla, Syria
#08020241

Carbonized wood arm rest of a chair with shell decoration (2...

Bearded dignitary in long fleece coat with axe.        
Carbonized wood, probably part of furniture found      
in the area of Palace G, Ebla, Syria
#08020242

Bearded dignitary in long fleece coat with axe. Carbonized wood, probabl...

A sovereign. Carbonized wood figure                    
heavily damaged,                                       
probably a furniture decoration                        
found in the area of Palace G, Ebla, Syria
#08020243

A sovereign. Carbonized wood figure heavily damaged,...

Tiny pleated turban with tassel. Limestone headdress   
from  a high-relief figure, probably a furniture       
decoration, found 1976 in the area of Palace G, Ebla.
#08020245

Tiny pleated turban with tassel. Limestone headdress from a high-relief figu...

Two dancers. Top of a copper pin. Detail.              
Period of Djemet'nasr (30th-29th BCE)                  
Total height 18.2 cm, length 2 cm                      
AO 14 522
#08020249

Two dancers. Top of a copper pin. Detail. Period of Djemet'nasr (3...

Two Hittite dignataries sitting at a table drinking.   
Basalt funeral stele from Troas, Turkey                
Late Hittite Period                                    
Height 112 cm                                          
Oriental Collection 7694
#080203 3

Two Hittite dignataries sitting at a table drinking. Basalt funeral stele fro...

Scribe Tarhupia, with writing tools,                   
held like a child on his mother's knees.               
Basalt stele with relief (800-755 or 790-770 BCE)      
from Marash, south-east Turkey. Size 74 x 28.5 cm      
AO 19 222
#080203 5

Scribe Tarhupia, with writing tools, held like a child on his...

Merchant carrying a pair of scales for weighing metals.
Funeral stele from Marash, Northern Syria.             
Neo-Hittite, 8th BCE                                   
Basalt, 49 x 31,5 cm                                   
AO 19221
#080203 6

Merchant carrying a pair of scales for weighing metals. Funeral stele from Maras...