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Assyrian “winged genie” with elaborate bracelets.  Alabaster relief sculpture from Room H of the Nor

A pair of Assyrian winged deities, carved in gypsum.  Artist unknown; reign of Ashurbanipal II (883-

Mesopotamian statuette (alabaster, gold, terracotta, and rubies) of a nude woman, possibly the godde

Ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform tablet and figurine discovered in a tomb dating to around 2,500 BC.Th

Alabaster statue of a male priest, from the ancient Mesopotamian city of Uruk. Artist unknown; ca. 3

Mesopotamian cuneiform love letter, circa 2000 BC,Bridegroom, dear to my heart,Goodly is your beauty

Ancient Assyrian ivory box panel depicting a griffin and sacred tree.  Artist unknown; ca. 800 BCE. 

Ivory furniture plaque from Assyria, carved with a falcon-headed figure in relief.  Artist unknown;

archaicwonder:Mesopotamian Kudurru (Boundary Stone), 2nd Dynasty of Isin, 1157-1025 BCThe upper sect

An Assyrian soldier conducts captives in a boat.  Gypsum alabaster relief, artist unknown; ca. 668-6

Assyrian lamassu from the Throne Room (Room B) of the North-West Palace at Nimrud (present-day Iraq)

ancientpeoples:Openwork scarab of green jasper imitating Mesopotamian drilled art style7th Century B

Mesopotamian votive statue of a dog.  According to the inscription, it was dedicated by a physician

Ancient Mesopotamian stamp seal (carved marble) in the form of a reclining calf.  Artist unknown; ca

Ancient Assyrian ivory furniture plaque depicting a cow suckling a calf.  Artist unknown; 9th/8th ce

Ancient Mesopotamian jasper cylinder seal, depicting long-necked lions and lion-headed eagles.  Arti

Ancient Mesopotamian terracotta relief depicting a worker using an adze to cut a piece of a chariot.

Ancient Mesopotamian baked-clay plaque depicting the storm god Ishchali.  Artist unknown; ca. 2000-1

Diorite sculpture of the Sumerian monarch Gudea.  Artist unknown; 2090 BCE (Neo-Sumerian period).  T

Statue of a Sumerian male worshiper from the hoard in Nintu Temple V at ancient Tutub, Mesopotamia =

Mesopotamian statuette of a bull (bronze with silver inlay). Unknown artist; Early Dynastic III peri

Ancient Mesopotamian statue of a lioness (the so-called “Guennol Lioness”).  Artist unknown; Proto-E

Ancient Mesopotamian stamp seal, carved in the shape of a reclining bull or bull calf.  Artist unkno

Mesopotamian statuette of a bearded man, perhaps a king-priest.  Artist unknown; ca. 3300 BCE (

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