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ANIMALS

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FLOWERS

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FRUIT & VEGETABLES

Trees

TREES

6,644 photos
Cylinder seal and imprint: Cult of the sacred tree.    
Chalcedony, H: 3,2 cm                                  
AO 22348
#08021562

Cylinder seal and imprint: Cult of the sacred tree. Chalcedony, H: 3,2 cm...

Torque with lions'heads, gold. From a princely tomb    
in Susa, Achaemenid period, 4th BCE.                   
For detail of the lions' heads see 08-02-16/2          
Sb 2760
#080216 1

Torque with lions'heads, gold. From a princely tomb in Susa, Achaemenid peri...

Torque with lions'heads, gold. From a princely tomb    
in Susa, Achaemenid period, 4th BCE.                   
Detail of the lions' heads. For entire torque          
see 08-02-16/1              Sb 2760
#080216 2

Torque with lions'heads, gold. From a princely tomb in Susa, Achaemenid peri...

Bracelets, gold, with lions' heads, incrustations      
of lapis lazuli and turquoises. From a princely        
tomb in Susa, 4th BCE, Achaemenid period.              
For details of the heads see 08-02-16/4                
Sb 2761 and Sb 2762
#080216 3

Bracelets, gold, with lions' heads, incrustations of lapis lazuli and turq...

Bracelet, gold, with lions' heads, incrustations       
of lapis lazuli and turquoises. From a princely        
tomb in Susa, 4th BCE, Achaemenid period.              
Detail: lions' heads of Sb 2761.                       
For total of bracelets see 08-02-16/3
#080216 4

Bracelet, gold, with lions' heads, incrustations of lapis lazuli and turq...

Bracelet, electrum, decorated with six lions' heads.   
From Marlik, northern Iran. Iron Age I                 
AO 20136
#080216 5

Bracelet, electrum, decorated with six lions' heads. From Marlik, northern Ir...

Goblet, electrum, decorated with fabulous animals, this
one with entwined serpents and birds' feet. From Marlik, northern Iran, Iron Age I.
For reverse side and bottom view see 08-02-16/7,8
AO 20281
#080216 6

Goblet, electrum, decorated with fabulous animals, this one with entwined serpe...

Goblet,electrum,decorated with fabulous animals with
entwined feet,two kids.From Marlik, northern Iran.
Iron Age I. Reverse side.
For front and bottom view see 08-02-16/6,8
AO 20281
#080216 7

Goblet,electrum,decorated with fabulous animals with entwined feet,two kids.Fro...

Goblet,electrum,decorated with fabulous animals.       
Bottom decorated with fish and a flower with six       
petals.From Marlik,northern Iran.Iron Age I.           
For front and rear view see 08-02-16/6,7               
AO 20281
#080216 8

Goblet,electrum,decorated with fabulous animals. Bottom decorated with fi...

Handle of a vessel in the form of a winged ibex,       
feet are  resting on a mask of Silenus.
partially gilded silver,27 x 15 cm.
From a princely tomb in Susa.
Late 4th BCE, Achaemenid period.
AO 2748
#080216 9

Handle of a vessel in the form of a winged ibex, feet are resting on a...

Lion,coloured glazed tiles, from the palace            
in Susa, Iran. 6th-4th BCE, Achaemenid period.         
AOD 489a
#08021610

Lion,coloured glazed tiles, from the palace in Susa, Iran. 6th-4th B...

Winged griffin,coloured glazed tiles, from the palace  
in Susa,Iran. 6th-4th BCE,Achaemenid period.           
Sb 3326
#08021611

Winged griffin,coloured glazed tiles, from the palace in Susa,Iran. 6th-4th BC...