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Lion-rhyton painted terracotta from Tello. Liquid was poured into the recipient through the opening in the back, and poured out through the lion's mouth. From Kueltepe, period of the Assyrian colonies in Cappadocia, Turkey (19th-18th BCE) AM 1517
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Lion-rhyton painted terracotta from Tello. Liquid was poured into t...

Fragment of a figurine of a bull. Proto-urban period, Uruk, around 3000 BCE. Limestone, H: 6 cm AO 8218
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Fragment of a figurine of a bull. Proto-urban period, Uruk...

Mold in the form of a fish. Such molds were used for baked dishes for the royal table. Period of the Amorite dynasties, early 2nd mill.BCE Terracotta, 29,3 x 12 cm AO 18915
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Mold in the form of a fish. Such molds were used for baked dishes for the...

Three rams with gilded heads on a base of two demons. Bronze, gold and silver; support for an offering table or altar; from the palace of Larsa, Iraq. Period of Isin-Larsa (early 2nd mill.BCE) See also 08-02-04/41 H: 22 cm AO 15705
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Three rams with gilded heads on a base of two demons. Bronze, gold and silver;...

Tip of a lance with image of a lion; the inscription says "Ur-lugal, King of Kish". From Tello (Lagash) Period of Archaic Dynasties, 2500-2340 BCE Bronze, H: 85 cm AO 2675
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Tip of a lance with image of a lion; the inscription says "Ur-lugal, King of...

Big dog with collar. From Eshnunna (Tel Asmar near Baghdad). Period of the Amorite Dynasties, early 2nd mil. BCE Terracotta, H: 6 cm AO 12441
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Big dog with collar. From Eshnunna (Tel Asmar near Baghdad). Period of the...

Pyxis with incised ornaments; traces of incrustation. A goat. From Umma, period of Amorite dynasties, 19th-18th BCE See 08-02-11/10 Baked black clay, 15 x 11 cm AO 4800
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Pyxis with incised ornaments; traces of incrustation. A goat. From Umma, perio...

A bitch nursing her puppies. From Eshnunna, period of the Amorite dynasties, early 2nd mill.BCE. Baked clay, H:6,7 cm AO 12448
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A bitch nursing her puppies. From Eshnunna, period...

Two zoomorphous genii holding the sacred palm tree. From Eshnunna (Tell Asmar near Baghdad,Iraq). Early 2nd mill.BCE Baked clay tablet, 9,6 x 7 cm AO 12446
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Two zoomorphous genii holding the sacred palm tree. From Eshnunna (Tell Asma...

Lion (the second is in the museum at Aleppo,Syria). From the lion-temple,Mari, reign of Ishtup Ilum, dedicated to the "King of the land",an as yet unidentified god. 18th or 17th BCE. See 08-02-04/39 Copper, 38 x 70 cm AO 19520/19824
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Lion (the second is in the museum at Aleppo,Syria). From the lion-temple...

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

Rhyton, drinking vessel with animal head. Aegean. Found in Ugarit (Minet-el-Beida), Syria. Late Bronze, 14th-12th BCE Terracotta, H: 21,5 cm, 16 cm across AO 19932
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Rhyton, drinking vessel with animal head. Aegean. Found in Ugarit (Minet-e...