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Agriculture

AGRICULTURE

Clothing and Textiles

CLOTHING AND TEXTILES

Furniture

FURNITURE

Illness and Diseases

ILLNESS AND DISEASES

Industry

INDUSTRY

Leisure

LEISURE

Work

WORK

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Worshipper with folded hands, wearing a sheepskin      
skirt. From the Ishtar-temple in Mari.                 
Alabaster, H: 39,9 cm                                  
2600-2340 BCE, Period of the Archaic Dynasties.        
AO 17569
#08021018

Worshipper with folded hands, wearing a sheepskin skirt. From the Ishtar-t...

Priest-king with headgear of plumes at the entrance    
of a temple marked by two lances. From Tello           
Period of the Archaic Dynasties (DA I) 2900-2750 BCE   
Limestone, 18 x 16 cm                                  
AO 221
#08021024

Priest-king with headgear of plumes at the entrance of a temple marked by tw...

Head of a divinity, Neo-Sumerian, around 2140 BCE      
From Tello                                             
Terracotta, H: 10,8 cm  L: 6,4 cm                      
AO 4353
#08021026

Head of a divinity, Neo-Sumerian, around 2140 BCE From Tello...

Perforated votive tablet of Ur-Nanshe, king of the city-state of Lagash. 
From Tello, Period of Archaic Dynasties II.            
Ur-Nanshe carries a basket with bricks; his wife and   
sons are with him.Lower register: Ur-Nanshe during a   
banquet.   Limestone, 39 x 46,5 cm        AO 2344
#08021031

Perforated votive tablet of Ur-Nanshe, king of the city-state of Lagash. From...

Statue of king Gudea with a vase overflowing with      
water rich in fish. The statue is dedicated to         
Geshtinana,"goddess of vivifying water"                
Around 2140 BCE.                                       
Dolerite, H: 62 cm            AO 22126
#08021032

Statue of king Gudea with a vase overflowing with water rich in fish. The...

Statue of king Gudea of Lagash, around 2150 BCE        
From Tello (Lagash)                                    
Black diorite, H: 70,5 cm                              
AO 29155
#08021033

Statue of king Gudea of Lagash, around 2150 BCE From Tello (Lagash)...

Sitting woman holding a small vase, side-view.         
See 08-02-04/17                                        
Alabaster, H: 19 cm                                    
AO 23995
#08021040

Sitting woman holding a small vase, side-view. See 08-02-04/17...

Two dancers on top of a copper pin.                    
See 08-02-02/49                                        
Period of Djemet'nasr (3000-2900 BCE)                  
Total H: 18,2 cm                                       
AO 14522
#08021041

Two dancers on top of a copper pin. See 08-02-02/49...

Sickle, terracotta, inserted blade missing.            
From Tello, 4000-3500 BCE                              
AO 14425
#08021042

Sickle, terracotta, inserted blade missing. From Tello, 4000-3500 BC...

Terracotta sickles, inserted blades missing.           
From Tello, 4000-3500 BCE                              
AO 14425 A-E
#08021043

Terracotta sickles, inserted blades missing. From Tello, 4000-3500 BC...

Vase in the form of a shoe, with hunting scene.        
From Cappadocia, 2000-1800 BCE                         
Painted terracotta,18 x 22,5 cm                        
A 9440
#08021047

Vase in the form of a shoe, with hunting scene. From Cappadocia, 2000-18...

Goblet and two bowls, 4700-4200 BCE                    
From Tello, ancient Girsu. Ubaid culture.              
H: 9,5-13,5 cm                                         
AO 15337, 15334, 14281
#08021050

Goblet and two bowls, 4700-4200 BCE From Tello, ancient Girs...