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A deer (gazelle)                                       
from Susa, Iran.                                       
Plaque with relief, green schist                       
13.5 x 15 x 2.1 cm                                     
Sb 3782
#08020268

A deer (gazelle) from Susa, Iran....

Horse and rider                                        
Terracotta figurine                                    
(2nd Millenium BCE)                                    
from Antioch, Syria
#080203 7

Horse and rider Terracotta figurine...

Man (orante) carrying a young goat.                    
Baked clay figurine (18th BCE)                         
from Susa, Iran. Sukkalmah period.                     
Height 17 cm                                           
Sb 6572
#08020310

Man (orante) carrying a young goat. Baked clay figurine (18t...

Inventory of three different types of equines          
(horse-family).Terracotta tablet with cuneiform        
writing; from Susa, Iran (2900 BCE, Proto-Elamite)     
13.4 x 9 cm                                            
Sb 6910
#08020323

Inventory of three different types of equines (horse-family).Terracott...

Serpent, top of a sceptre, eyes blue incrustation.     
Found near the temple of the goddess Inshushinak       
in Susa, Iran.                                         
Silver, H: 14,3 cm                                     
Sb 6594
#08020325

Serpent, top of a sceptre, eyes blue incrustation. Found near the temple of...

Silver rhyton with a bull's head.                      
(5th-4th BCE)                                          
28.6 x 27.5 cm                                         
AO 3093
#08020326

Silver rhyton with a bull's head. (5th-4th BCE)...

Birds of prey picking at slain enemy cadavers.         
Stone victory stele, probably base of a statue.        
Neo-Elamite, from Susa, Iran                           
50 x 59 cm
#08020327

Birds of prey picking at slain enemy cadavers. Stone victory stele, pro...

Two bulls' heads.Capital and pillar,grey limestone,760 cm.    
From a column from the Apadana in Susa,Iran.           
Period of Darius I, around 510 BCE.                    
AO D1
#08020328

Two bulls' heads.Capital and pillar,grey limestone,760 cm. From a column fr...

Goddess and man-bulls with palm trees.              
Facade of Inshushinak's temple, allegory of            
strength and consistency (reconstruction),             
from Susa, Iran. Middle Elamite,ca.1200 BCE
Glazed brick.                                        
137 x 105 cm - Sb 2734-2735
#08020329

Goddess and man-bulls with palm trees. Facade of Inshushinak's te...

The Ishtar Gate, main gate of Babylon built during     
the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE).          
Enamelled tiles, mythical animals, lions, and gods     
embellish the gate which was dedicated to goddess      
Ishtar of Babylon, Mesopotamia (Iraq)
#08020330

The Ishtar Gate, main gate of Babylon built during the reign of Nebuchadnez...

Bull and Mushussu, a mythological animal               
with a snake's neck and scales.                        
Detail from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon                   
Blue enamelled tiles (7th BCE).
#08020331

Bull and Mushussu, a mythological animal with a snake's neck and...

A lion (515 BCE) from the processional road to the
Ishtar Gate (522-486 BCE),Babylon,Mesopotamia.
Frieze of glazed tiles,105 x 227 cm
AO 21118
#08020336

A lion (515 BCE) from the processional road to the Ishtar Gate (522-486 BCE),Ba...