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"Adventus", the reception of an Emperor at the city gates, usually after a victory.
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"Adventus", the reception of an Emperor at the city gates, usually afte...

Pectoral, an Egyptian-style necklace; a falcon spreading his wings, in the claws the symbol of life and the"knot of Isis".From the royal tomb III,Byblos. Gold, chased and chiselled, 19th BCE L: 20,5 cm H:6,3 cm AO 9093
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Pectoral, an Egyptian-style necklace; a falcon spreading his wings, in...

Goddess, feeding two goats. Mycenean ivory, cover of a pyxis, from Minet-el-Beida. 13TH BCE 13,7 x 11,5 cm AO 11601
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Goddess, feeding two goats. Mycenean ivory, cover of a pyxis, from M...

Bull with wings, human face and tiara; a benevolent genius and guardian of the palace doors, called shedu or lamassu.From the palace of Sargon, Khorsabad. H: 410 cm AO 19860
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Bull with wings, human face and tiara; a benevolent genius and guardian of t...

Votive stele from Ghorfa. The donor in the center, on a prayer platform in a small temple with columns. Top: the goddess Tanit with a pomegranate and grape; bottom right:Venus with the cornucopia, left Dionysos. H: 137 cm MNB 898
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Votive stele from Ghorfa. The donor in the center, on a prayer platform in...

Statuette of the young Hercules without beard. He wears the lion skin over a tunic and holds a young lion by the mane. From Cyprus Limestone, H: 44 cm MNB 315 INF
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Statuette of the young Hercules without beard. He wears the lion skin o...

Two bulls. From Tello, Ubaid period, 4700-4200 BCE. Painted terracotta, left H: 7 cm AO 15311 right H: 5,9 cm AO 15310
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Two bulls. From Tello, Ubaid period, 4700-4200 BCE. Painted terracotta, left...

Ostracon with ibex. From Tello, Ubaid period, 4000-3300 BCE Pottery, 9,7 x 5,6 cm AO 15338
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Ostracon with ibex. From Tello, Ubaid period, 4000-3300 BCE...

Figurines of a praying man and a bull. Period of Archaic Dynasties, 2900-2750 BCE. Gypseous alabaster, 2,5 x 4,1 x 1,8 cm AO 6683
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Figurines of a praying man and a bull. Period of Archaic Dynast...

Humbaba,demon,genie and guardian of the cedar forests of the Lebanon range. Period of the Amorite dynasties. In the Gilgamesh-epic, Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu cut off the demon's head. 20th-16th BCE Terracotta, H: 11,5 cm AO 6778
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Humbaba,demon,genie and guardian of the cedar forests of the Lebanon range. Pe...

Mold for a crouching lion. Such molds were used for baked dishes for the royal table. Period of the Amorite dynasties, 2nd mill.BCE Terracotta, 9,3 x 12,6 cm AO 19000
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Mold for a crouching lion. Such molds were used for baked dishes for the...

Bull with human head. Period of king Gudea, 2140 BCE From Tello Chlorite, H: 12,1 cm, L: 14,9 cm AO 2752
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Bull with human head. Period of king Gudea, 2140 BCE From Tello...