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Helmet, Bronze, silver, iron, Mesopotamian or Iranian — Helmet
Mesopotamian or Iranian
5th century

Jacob arrives in Mesopotamia, Anonymous, Engraving — Jacob arrives in Mesopotamia
Anonymous
François Boucher
18th century

A Dweller in Mesopotamia, Being the Adventures of an Official Artist in the Garden of Eden, Paper, board, cloth, British — A Dweller in Mesopotamia, Being the Adventures of an Official Artist in the Garden of Eden
British
1921

Foundation peg in the form of the forepart of a lion, Copper alloy, Hurrian — Foundation peg in the form of the forepart of a lion
Hurrian
ca. 2200–2100 BCE

Standing male worshiper, Gypsum alabaster, shell, black limestone, bitumen, Sumerian — Standing male worshiper
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2600 BCE

Stele of Ushumgal and Shara-igizi-Abzu, Gypsum alabaster, Sumerian — Stele of Ushumgal and Shara-igizi-Abzu
Sumerian
2900–2700 BCE

Drinking Cup, Glassy faience, gold — Drinking Cup
ca. 1479–1425 B.C.

Ewer with Inscription, Horsemen, and Vegetal Decoration, `Umar ibn al-Hajji Jaldak, Brass; inlaid with silver and black compound — Ewer with Inscription, Horsemen, and Vegetal Decoration
`Umar ibn al-Hajji Jaldak
dated 623 AH/1226 CE

Bottle, Glass, colorless with yellowish tinge; blown, cut — Bottle
9th–10th century

Glass Bowl in Millefiori Technique, Glass, green, opaque yellow, and opaque red mosaic; fused, slumped, ground, and polished, applied foot — Glass Bowl in Millefiori Technique
9th century

Cuneiform tablet: a-she-er gi-ta, balag to Innin/Ishtar, Clay, Seleucid or Parthian — Cuneiform tablet: a-she-er gi-ta, balag to Innin/Ishtar
Seleucid or Parthian
ca. 2nd–1st century BCE

Stamp seal and modern impression: geometric pattern, Steatite or chlorite, Halaf — Stamp seal and modern impression: geometric pattern
Halaf
ca. 5600–5000 BCE

Bronze figure of a boy in Eastern dress, Bronze, Greek, Ptolemaic or Roman — Bronze figure of a boy in Eastern dress
Greek, Ptolemaic or Roman
mid-late 1st century BCE

Kohl Tube in the Shape of a Papyrus Column, Glass — Kohl Tube in the Shape of a Papyrus Column
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Fragment of a bowl with a frieze of bulls in relief, Steatite with chlorite — Fragment of a bowl with a frieze of bulls in relief
ca. 3300–2900 BCE

Apron, cotton, British — Apron
British
1760–70

Mosaic Tesserae, Glass, green and blue — Mosaic Tesserae
9th century

Proto-Cuneiform tablet with seal impressions: administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impression of a male figure, hunting dogs, and boars, Clay, Sumerian — Proto-Cuneiform tablet with seal impressions: administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impression of a male figure, hunting dogs, and boars
Sumerian
ca. 3100–2900 BCE

Cuneiform tablet: Late Babylonian grammatical text, Clay — Cuneiform tablet: Late Babylonian grammatical text
ca. late 1st millennium BCE

Seated goddess with a child, Gold, Hittite — Seated goddess with a child
Hittite
ca. 14th–13th century BCE

Gold cylinder mounting, Gold, Cypriot — Gold cylinder mounting
Cypriot
ca. 1600–1200 BCE

Bricks with a palmette motif, Ceramic, glaze, Achaemenid — Bricks with a palmette motif
Achaemenid
ca. 6th–4th century BCE

Kneeling bull holding a spouted vessel, Silver, Proto-Elamite — Kneeling bull holding a spouted vessel
Proto-Elamite
ca. 3100–2900 BCE

Figure of a reclining woman, Alabaster (gypsum), Parthian — Figure of a reclining woman
Parthian
ca. 2nd century BCE–2nd century CE

Cylinder seal and modern impression: male worshiper, dog surmounted by a standard, Carnelian, Kassite — Cylinder seal and modern impression: male worshiper, dog surmounted by a standard
Kassite
ca. mid-2nd millennium BCE

Plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh, Silver, mercury gilding, Sasanian — Plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh
Sasanian
ca. 5th century CE

Two terracotta amphorae (jars)

Roman

ca. 100–225 CE

Triangular label impressed with stamp seal: for grain loan

, Clay, Assyrian — Triangular label impressed with stamp seal: for grain loan
Assyrian
ca. 7th century BCE

Votive plaque inscribed with Sabaean dedication, Copper alloy — Votive plaque inscribed with Sabaean dedication
ca. late 1st millennium BCE

Small Millefiori Bowl, Glass, blue and opaque white mosaic; fused and slumped, probably ground and polished, applied disk foot — Small Millefiori Bowl
9th century

Head of a ram, Ceramic — Head of a ram
ca. 3500–3100 BCE

Cuneiform cylinder with inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II, describing the rebuilding of Ebabbar, the temple of the sun-god Shamash at Sippar, Clay, Babylonian — Cuneiform cylinder with inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II, describing the rebuilding of Ebabbar, the temple of the sun-god Shamash at Sippar
Babylonian
ca. 604–562 BCE

Stone vessel fragment, Alabaster, Iran — Stone vessel fragment
Iran
5th–3rd millennium BCE

Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long”, Diorite, Neo-Sumerian — Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long”
Neo-Sumerian
ca. 2090 BCE

Inscribed brick, Ceramic, glaze, Neo-Sumerian — Inscribed brick
Neo-Sumerian
ca. 2112–2095 BCE

Cuneiform tablet: distribution of copper knives, Clay — Cuneiform tablet: distribution of copper knives
ca. 2600–2350 BCE

Cuneiform tablet: collection of ershemmas (nos. 45, 59, 53), Clay, Seleucid or Parthian — Cuneiform tablet: collection of ershemmas (nos. 45, 59, 53)
Seleucid or Parthian
ca. late 4th century BCE–early 3rd century CE

Cuneiform tablet: collection of ershemmas (nos. 45, 59, 53), Clay, Seleucid or Parthian — Cuneiform tablet: collection of ershemmas (nos. 45, 59, 53)
Seleucid or Parthian
ca. late 4th century BCE–early 3rd century CE

Vase with overlapping pattern and three bands of palm trees, Chlorite — Vase with overlapping pattern and three bands of palm trees
ca. mid- to late 3rd millennium BCE

Mosque lamp, Glass, colorless with brownish tinge; free blown; enameled with red, blue, white, yellow, and green; gilded; six loops for suspension and foot attached. — Mosque lamp
14th century