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Cup with moufflons, from Susa,Iran                     
Simashki period (2030-1970 BCE)                        
Bitumen, H:9 cm                                        
Sb 2740
#08021435

Cup with moufflons, from Susa,Iran Simashki period (2030-19...

Worshipper adoring the Great Goddess,seated on a       
winged griffin. Her symbols,moon-sickle and stars,     
in the background.                                     
Bronze, H: 4,2 cm                                      
AO 23004
#08021437

Worshipper adoring the Great Goddess,seated on a winged griffin. Her symb...

Orthostat showing Hittite king Maradas on his chariot, 
hunting a stag, accompanied by a hunting dog.          
From Malatya,Turkey. Neo Hittite Empire, 9th BCE.      
Limestone, 43 x 78 cm                                  
AM 255
#08021438

Orthostat showing Hittite king Maradas on his chariot, hunting a stag, accompan...

Ishtar, goddess of love, standing on her iconographic
animal, the lion. She carries bow and arrows. The
sun-disk on her tiara is the emblem of love. 8th BCE
Limestone, H: 122 cm
AO 11503
#08021439

Ishtar, goddess of love, standing on her iconographic animal, the lion. She carr...

A lion rampant.
Basalt bas-relief from the western palace of King Kapara. From Tell Halaf (ancient Guzana), north-east Syria. Aramaean, 9th century BCE. Height: 74 cm
AO 19804
#08021443

A lion rampant. Basalt bas-relief from the western palace of King Kapara. From...

Aphrodite rising from the sea on a dolphin.            
Terracotta, traces of blue paint.                      
From Sousse, Tunisia.                                  
Terracotta, H: 14cm
#08021452

Aphrodite rising from the sea on a dolphin. Terracotta, traces of bl...

Two rams; from South-east Iran, probably 4th mill BCE. 
Limestone, H: 8,8 cm, 8,7cm                            
AO 29447, 29447
#08021458

Two rams; from South-east Iran, probably 4th mill BCE. Limestone, H: 8,8 cm, 8,...

Two rams, from South-east Iran. Probably 4th mill.BCE  
Limestone, H: 4,8 cm, 3,9 cm                           
AO 29448, 29484
#08021459

Two rams, from South-east Iran. Probably 4th mill.BCE Limestone, H: 4,8 cm, 3,...

Two boxes in form of ducks, for toilet articles;       
funerary gifts. Late Bronze, from Minet el Beida,      
the port of the city of Ugarit.                        
Hyppopotamus tusk, L: 14,5 cm                          
AO 14779
#08021467

Two boxes in form of ducks, for toilet articles; funerary gifts. Late Bro...

Sphinx, perhaps a fitting for furniture.               
Hippopotamus ivory,H: 8,5 cm                           
Recent Bronze (14th-12th BCE)                          
From Quatna,Syria                                      
AO 20363
#08021468

Sphinx, perhaps a fitting for furniture. Hippopotamus ivory,H: 8,...

Sphinx with human head (Egyptian influence),           
probably decoration of a piece of furniture.The sphinx 
belongs to a group of outstanding ivories found in     
a building near the palace of Arslan Tash, N-Syria.    
Ivory, H: 8,8 cm                     AO 11475
#08021469

Sphinx with human head (Egyptian influence), probably decoration of a...

Sphinx with a human head (Egyptian influence),         
probably decoration of a piece of furniture.The sphinx 
belongs to a group of outstanding ivories found in a   
builiding next to the palace of Arslan-Tash, North     
Syria. Ivory, H: 8,5 cm               AO 11478
#08021470

Sphinx with a human head (Egyptian influence), probably decoration of a...