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The Raymond and Beverly Sackler GalleryAbout 5500 – 300 BC
Ancient Anatolia (modern Turkey) forms an important land link between Europe and Asia. Objects in Room 54 show different Anatolian cultures from Prehistoric to Hellenistic times.
Ivory figure of a griffin-headed demon, 8th-7th century BC More information
Ivory figure of a griffin-headed demon, 8th-7th century BC
Gold figurine of a god, 1400-1200 BC More information
Gold figurine of a god, 1400-1200 BC
Silver bull, around 2350 BC More information
Silver bull, around 2350 BC
Clay tablet with a cuneiform letter and its envelope, around 1850 BC More information
Clay tablet with a cuneiform letter and its envelope, around 1850 BC
Examples of Early Bronze Age craftsmanship on display include silver bull and cup. Business archives of Middle Bronze Age merchants illustrate trading between central Anatolia and Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). Delicate gold jewellery and figurines date from the Hittite period. Iron Age objects from Urartu, eastern Turkey, include winged bulls and griffins used to decorate furniture.
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Basalt relief of a storm-god
Introduction to the popular 19th century British artist, £25.00
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