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Garnet cylinder seal showing Ishtar

This very finely cut seal depicts Ishtar, Mesopotamian godde…
Hematite cylinder seal

The design of this cylinder seal shows a combat scene which …
Pendant from the Tell el-cAjjul hoard

This star pendant may be related to the cult of the Canaanit…
Terracotta head of a ewe

Sheep played an important role in the ancient Sumerian econo…
The 'Queen of the Night' relief

This large plaque is made of baked straw-tempered clay, mode…
White and cream calcite (marble) cylinder seal

At the time this seal was made, Uruk was one of the largest …
Boundary stone (kudurru)

The cuneiform inscription on this kudurru records the granti…
Carved ivory depicting a woman at a window

This ivory panel was once part of a piece of furniture. (The…
Clay foundation peg

Foundation pegs were inserted into the foundations of buildi…
Colossal statue of a lion

This gigantic standing lion, roaring angrily, formed one of …
Copper figure holding basket

The figure holds a basket of soil on his head. This is the t…
Cuneiform tablet telling the legend of Ishtar's descent to the Underworld

The legend, written in Akkadian, describes how Ishtar, godde…
Foundation figure of Ur-Nammu

This bronze figure represents Ur-Nammu, the ruler of Ur (abo…
Greenstone seal of Adda

This is one of the many high quality greenstone seals that w…
Gypsum tile

The relief carved on this tile depicts a worshipper before a…
Letter from Tushratta to Amenhotep III

This clay tablet is part of a collection of 382 cuneiform do…
Limestone statue of a woman

Most monumental public art in Mesopotamia was designed to gl…
Statue of Ashurnasirpal II

This statue of King Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC) was placed…
Stela of Ashurnasirpal II

This freestanding gypsum monument was erected by King Ashurn…
Stela of Nabonidus

It is not known where this basalt stela was originally found…
Stela of Shamshi-Adad V

Stelas were erected inside and outside temples, both within …
The Uruk Trough

This trough was found at Uruk, the largest city so far known…
The White Obelisk

This four-sided obelisk was discovered by the excavator Horm…