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Demon god with four wings. 
Basalt bas-relief from the base of the south wall of the western palace of King Kapara. From Tell Halaf (ancient Guzana), north-east Syria. Aramaean, mid-10th century BCE.
#08020642

Demon god with four wings. Basalt bas-relief from the base of the south wall o...

Winged genius. Bas-relief                              
on a marble orthostat (883-859 BCE)                    
from the palace of Assyrian King Ashurnazirpal II      
at Nimrud-Kalash, Mesopotamia (Iraq)
#08020644

Winged genius. Bas-relief on a marble orthostat (8...

Royal chariot and guardian. Bas-relief on an           
orthostat showing divisions of the Assyrian Army.      
Period of Tiglath Pileser III (744-727 BCE)            
from a doorway at Hadatu /Arslan Tash, Northern Syria.
#08020652

Royal chariot and guardian. Bas-relief on an orthostat showing divis...

Man on crouching camel. Bronze figurine.               
Period of Sennacherib (704-681 BCE)                    
from Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq)
#08020659

Man on crouching camel. Bronze figurine. Period of Sennacherib (7...

Bull.  Enameled tile and ceramic brick.                
Detail from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Mesopotamia      
Period of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE)
#08020664

Bull. Enameled tile and ceramic brick. Detail from the Ishtar G...

Bull.  Enameled tile and ceramic brick.                
Detail from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Mesopotamia      
Period of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE)
#08020665

Bull. Enameled tile and ceramic brick. Detail from the Ishtar G...

Mythical creature with gazelle's head, lion's body     
and snake's tail. Enamelled tile  and ceramic brick.   
Detail from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Mesopotamia      
Period of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE)
#08020666

Mythical creature with gazelle's head, lion's body and snake's tail. Enamel...

Lion.  Enameled tile and ceramic brick,                
from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Mesopotamia
#08020667

Lion. Enameled tile and ceramic brick, from the Ishtar Gate, Ba...

Support of an offertory with animal reliefs            
from Susa, Iran. Detail                                
Bitumen, asphalt stone (around 2700 BCE)               
Overall dimensions 20 x 13.5 cm                        
Sb 2726
#080207 1

Support of an offertory with animal reliefs from Susa, Iran. Detail...

Bronze vase with horses and cattle, from Susa, Iran.   
Medio-Elamite period, second half second mill.BCE      
Bronze, H:11,3 cm                                      
Sb 2825
#080207 4

Bronze vase with horses and cattle, from Susa, Iran. Medio-Elamite period, se...

Goddess Gula with her dog, Kudurru of Nazimarutash,    
from the temple of Marduk,Babylon.                     
Black limestone, 2nd half 14th BCE.                    
Kassite period.
#08020718

Goddess Gula with her dog, Kudurru of Nazimarutash, from the temple of Mardu...

Parade of musicians, warriors, and animals.            
Fragment of a Kudurru - middle register.               
Yellow limestone (Kassite era, 12th BCE),              
from Babylon, Mesopotamia (Iraq)                       
Overall size: 54 x 36 cm - Sb 25
#08020719

Parade of musicians, warriors, and animals. Fragment of a Kudurru -...