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Winged lion with ram's head and griffin's hind legs.
Glazed tile frieze (500 BCE) from the palace of
Dareios the Great (522-486 BCE), Susa, Iran
Glazed tiles,165 x 209 cm
Sb 3326
#08020337

Winged lion with ram's head and griffin's hind legs. Glazed tile frieze (500 BC...

Man carrying a young goat.                             
Stone bas-relief                                       
from Persepolis, Iran                                  
75 x 38 cm                                             
AO 14 050
#08020343

Man carrying a young goat. Stone bas-relief...

Head of a horse.                                       
Silver and gold. Decoration of a throne                
from the region of Kerman, Iran                        
14 x 20 cm                                             
MAO 132
#08020349

Head of a horse. Silver and gold. Decorat...

Assyrian warriors leading two horses. Detail           
of the Assyrian conquest of the Jewish fortified       
town of Lachish (battle 701 BCE).                      
Part of a relief from the palace of                    
Sennacherib at Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq)
#08020364

Assyrian warriors leading two horses. Detail of the Assyrian conquest...

Jewish prisoners with camel and baggage on their way   
into exile. Detail of the Assyrian conquest of the     
Jewish fortified town of Lachish (battle 701 BCE).     
Part of a relief from the palace of Sennacherib        
at Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq)
#08020368

Jewish prisoners with camel and baggage on their way into exile. Detail of th...

Jewish captives with camel and baggage on their way    
into exile. Detail of the Assyrian conquest of the     
Jewish fortified town of Lachish (battle 701 BCE)      
Part of a relief from the palace of Sennacherib        
at Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq)
#08020369

Jewish captives with camel and baggage on their way into exile. Detail of th...

King Eannatum, appearing as god Ningirsu, holds        
prisoners in a net. Stele of the Vultures, celebrating 
the victory of Eannatum, King of Lagash,against the    
town of Umma. Around 2450 BCE. See 08-02-04/2-9        
Overall size 180 x 130 cm - AO 50, AO 2346-2348
#080204 6

King Eannatum, appearing as god Ningirsu, holds prisoners in a net. Stel...

Vultures mangle the bodies of slain enemies.           
Detail of the Stele of the Vultures, celebrating the   
victory of Eannatum, King of Lagash, against the town  
of Umma. 2450 BCE. See also 08-02-04/2-9               
Original size 180 x 130 cm - AO 50, AO 2346-2348
#080204 8

Vultures mangle the bodies of slain enemies. Detail of the Stele of t...

The King on his chariot. Detail from the Stele of      
the Vultures expounding the victory of Eannatum,       
King of Lagash, against the town of Umma, historic     
side. See also 08-02-04/3-9                            
180 x 130 cm - AO 20, AO 2346-2348
#080204 9

The King on his chariot. Detail from the Stele of the Vultures expounding...

Terracotta tablets from the time of Prince Ur-Utu and  
Ur-Mama. a) record of goatherds, b) record of cowherds.
From Lagash/Tello, Mesopotamia (2225-2175 BCE)         
a) 4.8 x 3.3 cm - b) 6.3 x 5.5 cm                      
AO 2695 and AO 3306
#08020434

Terracotta tablets from the time of Prince Ur-Utu and Ur-Mama. a) record of go...

Livestock report. Cuneiform tablet from the reign      
of a prince of Urma, vassal of the King of Akkad,      
(22nd year, 10th month of reign).                      
2.8 x 2.2 cm AO 11328
#08020436

Livestock report. Cuneiform tablet from the reign of a prince of Urma, vas...

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 (beginning of 2nd mill. BCE)      
See also 08-02-10/64     H: 22 cm      AO 15705
#08020441

Three rams with gilded heads on a base of two demons. Bronze, gold and silver;...