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Sickle sword bearing the cuneiform inscription “Palace of Adad-nirari, king of the universe, s

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Sickle sword bearing the cuneiform inscription “Palace of Adad-nirari, king of the universe, s

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Sickle sword bearing the cuneiform inscription “Palace of Adad-nirari, king of the universe, s

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Openwork plaque with an oryx eating a plant beside a treeNeo-Assyrian (from Nimrud), c. 9th-8th cent

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Head of a roaring lionNeo-Assyrian (from Nimrud), c. 9th-8th centuries B.C.ivoryMetropolitan Museum

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Two panels with striding lions from the Processional Way in Babylon Neo-Babylonian, c. 604-562 B.C.C

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Two panels with striding lions from the Processional Way in Babylon Neo-Babylonian, c. 604-562 B.C.C

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Stele of Ushumgal Sumerian (probably from Umma), c. 2900-2700 B.C.gypsum alabaster Metropolitan Muse

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Statue of a standing male worshipperSumerian (from Eshnunna), c. 2900-2600 B.C.Gypsum alabaster, she

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Man carrying a box, possibly for offeringsSumerian, c. 2900-2600 B.C.copper alloyMetropolitan Museum

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Vessel stand with ibex supportSumerian, c. 2600-2350 B.C.Copper alloy inlaid with shell and lapis la

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Cuneiform tablet containing administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impress

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Cuneiform tablet containing administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impress

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Headdress from Ur Sumerian, c. 2600-2500 B.C.gold, lapis lazuli, and carnelianMetropolitan Museum of

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laclefdescoeurs:Ruins, Palmyra, Félix Ziem

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Detail from relief with winged geniusFrom the northwest palace of King Ashurnasirpal II at NimrudNeo

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Relief with winged geniusFrom the northwest palace of King Ashurnasirpal II at NimrudNeo-Assyrian, 8

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ancientart:Foundation plaques B (photo 1) and A (photo 2), dating to the early 4th century BCE. Both

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ancientart:Foundation plaques B (photo 1) and A (photo 2), dating to the early 4th century BCE. Both

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historical-nonfiction:Persian cast stone horse, a reproduction of one excavated from Persepolis, cer

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valinaraii:Detail of an Assyrian relief, British Museum.By Nic McPhee, via Wikimedia Commons

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ancientart:Examples of Neo-Assyrian reliefs from Nimrud at the Brooklyn Museum.The first is of a win

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ancientart:Examples of Neo-Assyrian reliefs from Nimrud at the Brooklyn Museum.The first is of a win

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virtual-artifacts:Rhyton: The Buffalo-Slayer Goddess.SilverSasanian, 600 - 700 AD.

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virtual-artifacts:Rhyton: The Buffalo-Slayer Goddess.SilverSasanian, 600 - 700 AD.

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virtual-artifacts:Rhyton: The Buffalo-Slayer Goddess.SilverSasanian, 600 - 700 AD.

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aleyma:Achaemenid Persia, Gold model chariot from the Oxus Treasure, 5-4th century BC (source).

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valinaraii:Detail from an Assyrian relief at the British Museum.Photo by Iain R on Flickr

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