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Palace officials. Bas-relief                           
on a basalt orthostat (Late Hittite, 9th BCE)          
from the palace of the Aramaean King                   
Barrekup at Sinjirli/Samal, Turkey
#08020633

Palace officials. Bas-relief on a basalt orthostat (L...

Two bearded Aramaean palace officials. Bas-relief      
on a basalt orthostat (Late Hittite, 9th BCE)          
from the entrance of Hilani III,                       
palace of the Aramaean King Barrekup                   
at Sinjirli/Samal, Turkey
#08020634

Two bearded Aramaean palace officials. Bas-relief on a basalt orthostat (L...

Barrekup, King of Aram, worshipping                    
the divine emblem, and an Aramaic inscription          
describing the construction of the palace.             
Relief on a basalt orthostat (Late Hittite,            
9th BCE) from Sinjirli, Turkey.
#08020635

Barrekup, King of Aram, worshipping the divine emblem, and a...

Reconstruction of a wall (9th BCE)                     
from Nimrud (Kalash), Mesopotamia.
#08020643

Reconstruction of a wall (9th BCE) from Nimrud (Kalash), Me...

Chamberlain of Tiglath Pileser III                     
worshipping emblems - and inscription.                 
Bas-relief on a limestone stele (7th BCE)              
from Tell Abta near Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
#08020650

Chamberlain of Tiglath Pileser III worshipping emblems - an...

Bearded man with a long staff.                         
Clay figurine                                          
Period of Sennacherib (704-681 BCE)                    
from Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq)                       
Cat. 90996
#08020660

Bearded man with a long staff. Clay figurine...

Shamash-ush-usur, governor of Suhi and Mari,           
praying to the gods Adad and Ishtar.                   
Bas-relief from the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II        
(605-562 BCE)                                          
Babylon, Mesopotamia (Iraq)
#08020661

Shamash-ush-usur, governor of Suhi and Mari, praying to the gods Adad...

The sun-god Shamash-mukin-ahi at a banquet.            
Bronze vessel (situla) from Luristan, Persia.          
(Detail, see also 08-02-07/8)                          
11.1 x 5.5 cm                                          
AO 25000
#080207 7

The sun-god Shamash-mukin-ahi at a banquet. Bronze vessel (situla) f...

The sun-god Shamash-mukin-ahi at a banquet.            
Bronze vessel (situla) from Luristan, Persia           
(Detail, see also 08-02-07/7)                          
11.1 x 5.5 cm                                          
AO 25000
#080207 8

The sun-god Shamash-mukin-ahi at a banquet. Bronze vessel (situla) f...

Couple on a votive bed. Fertility rite.                
Hierogamus, from Susa, Persia.                         
Terracotta (mid 2nd millennium)                        
7.1 x 4.9 cm                                           
Sb 6562
#08020712

Couple on a votive bed. Fertility rite. Hierogamus, from Susa, P...

Couple embracing in a votive bed. Fertility rite.      
Hierogamus, from Susa, Persia.                         
Terracotta (mid 2nd millenium)                         
9,5 x 5,7 cm                                           
Sb 5888
#08020713

Couple embracing in a votive bed. Fertility rite. Hierogamus, from Susa, P...

A woman drinking from a vase whilst                    
being made love from behind by a man.                  
Terracotta bas-relief (era of Isin-Larsa-Babylon)      
11.2 x 8 cm                                            
AO 16681
#08020715

A woman drinking from a vase whilst being made love from beh...