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Hunting Patera (perhaps the king of Ugarit hunting). Relief from the bottom of a gold dish (14th-13th BCE). Detail, from Ras Shamra, ancient Ugarit, Syria. See 08-02-08/24 Gold, 18,8 cm across AO 17 208
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Hunting Patera (perhaps the king of Ugarit hunting). Relief from the bottom o...

Bronze tripod hung with pomegranates - a symbol of fertility reminiscent of the decorations of the Solomonic temple in Jerusalem. From Ugarit,Syria. Late Bronze H: 12 cm, 14,3 cm across AO 11606
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Bronze tripod hung with pomegranates - a symbol of fertility reminiscent...

Bull, gilded bronze votive offering ("the Bibles' "golden calf") from the temple of Baalat-Gebal, Byblos, Lebanon H: 4 cm Middle-Bronze, early 2nd mill.BCE AO 14680
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Bull, gilded bronze votive offering ("the Bibles' "golden calf") from the templ...

Bull, gilded bronze votive offering ("the golden calf") from the temple of Baalat-Gebal, Byblos, Lebanon H: 4 cm Middle-Bronze, early 2nd mill.BCE AO 14680
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Bull, gilded bronze votive offering ("the golden calf") from the temple of Baala...

Farmer ploughing with two oxen. Terracotta group from Byblos, Lebanon
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Farmer ploughing with two oxen. Terracotta group...

Phoenician ship and hippocampus on a silver coin.
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Phoenician ship and hippocampus on a silver coin.

King Ashurnazirpal (883-859 BCE) hunting lions, a lion leaping at the king's chariot. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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King Ashurnazirpal (883-859 BCE) hunting lions, a lion leaping at the ki...

Fallen warrior under a horse. Detail of King Ashurnazirpal and his standard-bearer in a chariot charge against the enemy. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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Fallen warrior under a horse. Detail of King Ashurnazirpal and h...

King Ashurnazirpal (883-859 BCE) holds the reins of his chariot. A bird attacks a warrior. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's siege of a city. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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King Ashurnazirpal (883-859 BCE) holds the reins of his chariot. A bird a...

Trees with birds in the gardens of Sennacherib by the Tigris near Niniveh. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace of Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Trees with birds in the gardens of Sennacherib by the Tigris near Niniv...

Horses at the trough. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's assault on a city. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Horses at the trough. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's ass...

Warriors under palm trees carrying booty. Ashurbanipal triumphs over the allies of his brother Shamasheshun-Ulcin. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Warriors under palm trees carrying booty. Ashurbanipal triumphs ov...