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Cinerary urn in the form of a hut. Terracotta, H: 28,5 cm AO 9743
#08021058

Cinerary urn in the form of a hut. Terracotta, H: 28,5 cm...

Fragment of the statue of a woman. From Umma, Neo-Sumerian, around 2140 BCE Limestone, H: 22,2 cm AO 4754
#08021067

Fragment of the statue of a woman. From Umma, Neo-Sumerian,...

Woman nursing her child. 2150-2004 BCE From Tello Baked clay, H: 8 cm AO 12570
#08021113

Woman nursing her child. 2150-2004 BCE From Tello...

The demon-god Pazuzu, an Akkadian-Sumerian evil spirit.An inscription says: "I am Pazuzu, king of evil spirits and of the winds which come raging down from the mountains..." This figurine, hung around the neck of a sick person, was supposed to drive sickness away. H:15 cm, MNB 467
#08021122

The demon-god Pazuzu, an Akkadian-Sumerian evil spirit.An inscription s...

The demon-god Pazuzu peers over the edge of this bronze plaque.Top register:symbols of the Babylonian chief gods;below:animal-headed protective beings; fish- clad priests attend a sick person;Pazuzu drives out the female demon Lamashtu. Bronze, 13,3 x 8,4 cm AO 22205
#08021123

The demon-god Pazuzu peers over the edge of this bronze plaque.Top regist...

The demon Pazuzu. Obverse side of 08-02-11/23, the bronze plaque showing Pazuzu driving out the evil female spirit Lamashtu. Bronze, 13,3 x 8,4 cm AO 22205
#08021124

The demon Pazuzu. Obverse side of 08-02-11/23, the bronze plaque showin...

Leg of a throne, on a crouching animal, half lion half bull. From the temple of Khaldi in Toprakkale, Turkey. Bronze AO 1500
#08021132

Leg of a throne, on a crouching animal, half lion half bull. From the temple of...

Female nude, arms with small wings. From a child's tomb, Susa. Mid-Elamite, Sukkalmah dynasty, early 2nd mill.BCE. Terracotta Sb 2796
#08021153

Female nude, arms with small wings. From a child's tomb, Sus...

Nude female figurines, 14th-12th BCE From Susa, Iran, 14th-12th BCE Terracotta, H: 15,5 cm, 16,8 cm Sb 7761,7762
#08021155

Nude female figurines, 14th-12th BCE From Susa, Iran, 14th-12...

Two female nudes from Susa,Iran, 14th-12th BCE Terracotta, H: 16,2 cm, 16,5 cm Sb 7796, 7797
#08021156

Two female nudes from Susa,Iran, 14th-12th BCE Terracotta, H: 16,2 cm,...

Couple on a bed (hierogamus). From Susa, 14th-12th BCE Terracotta, 11,2 x 5,8 cm Sb 7979
#08021158

Couple on a bed (hierogamus). From Susa, 14th-12th BCE...

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
#08021160

Bed with a geometrical pattern, bed with a couple embracing (hierogamus),...