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Vessel terminating in the forepart of a stag, Silver, gold inlay, Hittite
Vessel terminating in the forepart of a stag
Hittite
ca. 14th–13th century BCE
Seated goddess with a child, Gold, Hittite
Seated goddess with a child
Hittite
ca. 14th–13th century BCE
Furniture support: female sphinx with Hathor-style curls, Ivory (Hippopotamus), gold foil, Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Furniture support: female sphinx with Hathor-style curls
Old Assyrian Trading Colony
ca. 18th century BCE
Snaffle Bit, Copper alloy (bronze), Thracian or Anatolian
Snaffle Bit
Thracian or Anatolian
3rd century BCE
Terracotta jug, Terracotta, Anatolian
Terracotta jug
Anatolian
ca. 3000–2000 BCE
Electrum vase with lid, Electrum, Anatolian
Electrum vase with lid
Anatolian
ca. 2300–2000 BCE
Gilded silver cup with two handles, Silver, gold foil, Anatolian
Gilded silver cup with two handles
Anatolian
ca. 2300–2000 BCE
Silver phiale (libation bowl), Silver, Anatolian
Silver phiale (libation bowl)
Anatolian
ca. 2300–2000 BCE
Silver beaker, Silver, Anatolian
Silver beaker
Anatolian
ca. 2300–2000 BCE
Cuneiform tablet with a small second tablet: private letter, Clay, Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet with a small second tablet: private letter
Old Assyrian Trading Colony
ca. 20th–19th century BCE
Statue of the Nurse Sitsnefru, Gabbro or diabase, paint
Statue of the Nurse Sitsnefru
ca. 1900 B.C.
Shears, Bronze or copper alloy, silver, black copper (?)
Shears
A.D. 2nd century perhaps
Fragment of a Sarcophagus with a Seated Figure, Marble, Roman
Fragment of a Sarcophagus with a Seated Figure
Roman
ca. 250
Base for a Cross, Copper alloy, cast, filed, reamed, and scraped, Byzantine
Base for a Cross
Byzantine
11th century
Base for a Cross, Copper alloy, cast, filed, reamed, and scraped, Byzantine
Base for a Cross
Byzantine
11th century
Table Base with Jonah Swallowed and Cast Up by the Big Fish, Marble, white, Roman
Table Base with Jonah Swallowed and Cast Up by the Big Fish
Roman
early 300s
Stele fragment, Stone, Hittite
Stele fragment
Hittite
ca. early 1st millennium BCE
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with cylinder seal, for cuneiform tablets 1983.135.4a, b: private letter, Clay, Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with cylinder seal, for cuneiform tablets 1983.135.4a, b: private letter
Old Assyrian Trading Colony
ca. 20th–19th century BCE
Base for a Cross, Copper alloy: leaded medium-tin bronze with a significant trace of zinc, Byzantine
Base for a Cross
Byzantine
11th century
Fragment of a terracotta rhyton (pouring vessel) in the form of a woman
Anatolian
late 7th–early 6th century BCE
Hawking Drum
Indian
late 18th–early 19th century
Relief: bearded figure holding staff; hieroglyphic inscription, Basalt, Hittite
Relief: bearded figure holding staff; hieroglyphic inscription
Hittite
ca. early 1st millennium BCE
Relief: man holding up a cup to a woman, Basalt, Hittite
Relief: man holding up a cup to a woman
Hittite
ca. early 1st millennium BCE
Relief: woman seated at a table, Basalt
Relief: woman seated at a table
ca. early 1st millennium BCE
Relief fragment, Basalt
Relief fragment
ca. early 1st millennium BCE
Rectangular stamp seal with gable-head handle, Black steatite, Hittite
Rectangular stamp seal with gable-head handle
Hittite
ca. 15th–13th century BCE
Cup, Ivory, Anatolia (?)
Cup
Anatolia (?)
2nd millennium BCE (?)
Trilobe plaque seal with stalk handle, Steatite, Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Trilobe plaque seal with stalk handle
Old Assyrian Trading Colony
early 2nd millennium BCE
Cylinder seal, Serpentine, Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cylinder seal
Old Assyrian Trading Colony
early 2nd millennium BCE
Two-headed cow figure, Silver
Two-headed cow figure
3rd–1st millennium BCE
Sistrum (rattle), Copper alloy, Hattian
Sistrum (rattle)
Hattian
ca. 2300–2000 BCE
Sistrum (rattle), Copper alloy, Hattian
Sistrum (rattle)
Hattian
ca. 2300–2000 BCE
Cymbal, Bronze, Hattian
Cymbal
Hattian
ca. 2300–2000 BCE
Crescent-shaped axe head, Bronze, Hattian
Crescent-shaped axe head
Hattian
ca. 2300–2000 BCE
Crescent-shaped axe head, Bronze, Hattian
Crescent-shaped axe head
Hattian
ca. 2300–2000 BCE
Mace head, Bronze, Hattian
Mace head
Hattian
ca. 2300–2000 BCE
Axe or mace head, Bronze, Hattian
Axe or mace head
Hattian
ca. 2300–2000 BCE
Axe, Bronze, Hattian
Axe
Hattian
ca. 2300–2000 BCE
Mace head, Bronze, Hattian
Mace head
Hattian
ca. 2300–2000 BCE
Sword or dagger, Bronze, Hattian
Sword or dagger
Hattian
ca. 2300–2000 BCE
Sword or dagger, Bronze, Hattian
Sword or dagger
Hattian
ca. 2300–2000 BCE
Spearhead with bent tang and slotted blade, Copper alloy, Hattian
Spearhead with bent tang and slotted blade
Hattian
ca. 2300–2000 BCE