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Assyrian Glazed Brick Tile Depicting a Mythological Creature - Barakat Gallery Store
Although archaeological excavations reveal that the land of the Assyrians had been inhabited as early as 5000 B.C., it was not until the reign of King Sargon of Akkad in 2371 B.C. that the Assyrians first rose to glory. Under Sargon, the kingdom rapidly expanded north to the city of Ashur and as far west as the Mediterranean, controlled by a central government based in Akkad. By 1813 B.C., King Shamshi-Adad I united the cities of Ashur, Nineveh, and Arbel into one cohesive administrative unit...
Noah's Beasts: Sculpted Animals from Ancient Mesopotamia
Noah's Beasts: Sculpted Animals from Ancient Mesopotamia | The Morgan Library & Museum
Aspectos jurídicos de la actividad comercial en Roma y los "tituli picti"
Revista de estudios histórico-jurídicos - Aspectos jurídicos de la actividad comercial en Roma y los "tituli picti"
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel - SF.190 For Sale | Antiques.com | Classifieds
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel - SF.190 For Sale | Antiques.com | Classifieds
Monstrous male figure | Work of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Monstrous male figure
Bracelet
Bracelet The terminals of this cast bronze bracelet are in the shape of lion heads. Recessed triangles over the snout and between the ears presumably held inlays. The underside of the head is hollow. This feature as well as the mint condition of the piece and the presence of zinc in the metal cast doubt on the authenticity. #ArtoftheDay
Assyrian Glazed Brick Tile Depicting a Mythological Creature - Barakat Gallery Store
Although archaeological excavations reveal that the land of the Assyrians had been inhabited as early as 5000 B.C., it was not until the reign of King Sargon of Akkad in 2371 B.C. that the Assyrians first rose to glory. Under Sargon, the kingdom rapidly expanded north to the city of Ashur and as far west as the Mediterranean, controlled by a central government based in Akkad. By 1813 B.C., King Shamshi-Adad I united the cities of Ashur, Nineveh, and Arbel into one cohesive administrative unit...
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Anthropomorphic Rectangular Stele South Arabia 2nd B.C. - 1st century A.D. Alabaster
Bonhams : An Amlash pottery goat rhyton
An Amlash pottery goat rhyton Iran, circa 8th-7th Century B.C. The ovoid ridged body decorated with white slip, the back with geometric and foliate motifs added in black and red slip, a flaring mouth at one end, the head and neck emerging from the other, the long horns with painted spotted decoration curving backwards to join the body, the details of the eye and mouth incised, a pierced pouring hole below the neck, 12½in (32cm) long
Sickle sword | Assyrian | Middle Assyrian | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sickle sword