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Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, Ivory, Assyrian — Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion
Assyrian
ca. 9th–8th century BCE

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

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

Cylinder seal and modern impression: hunting scene, Chert, Akkadian — Cylinder seal and modern impression: hunting scene
Akkadian
ca. 2250–2150 BCE

"Preparing Medicine from Honey", from a Dispersed Manuscript of an Arabic Translation of De Materia Medica of Dioscorides, 'Abdullah ibn al-Fadl, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — "Preparing Medicine from Honey", from a Dispersed Manuscript of an Arabic Translation of De Materia Medica of Dioscorides
'Abdullah ibn al-Fadl
dated 621 AH/1224 CE

Bowl Emulating Chinese Stoneware, Earthenware; painted in blue on opaque white glaze — Bowl Emulating Chinese Stoneware
9th century

Openwork furniture plaque with a grazing oryx in a forest of fronds, Ivory, Assyrian — Openwork furniture plaque with a grazing oryx in a forest of fronds
Assyrian
ca. 9th–8th century BCE

Figure of a man with an oryx, a monkey, and a leopard skin, Ivory, Assyrian — Figure of a man with an oryx, a monkey, and a leopard skin
Assyrian
ca. 8th century BCE

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

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

Cylinder seal with cultic scene
, Flawed neutral Chalcedony (Quartz), Assyrian — Cylinder seal with cultic scene
Assyrian
late 9th–early 8th century BCE

Seated female, Ceramic, paint, Halaf — Seated female
Halaf
ca. 5600–5000 BCE

Weight in shape of frog, Diorite or andesite, Babylonian — Weight in shape of frog
Babylonian
ca. 2000–1600 BCE

Headdress, Gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian, Sumerian — Headdress
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Sickle sword, Bronze, Assyrian — Sickle sword
Assyrian
ca. 1307–1275 BCE

Panel with striding lion, Ceramic, glaze, Babylonian — Panel with striding lion
Babylonian
ca. 604–562 BCE

Human-headed winged bull (lamassu), Gypsum alabaster, Assyrian — Human-headed winged bull (lamassu)
Assyrian
ca. 883–859 BCE

Human-headed winged lion (lamassu), Gypsum alabaster, Assyrian — Human-headed winged lion (lamassu)
Assyrian
ca. 883–859 BCE

Relief panel, Gypsum alabaster, Assyrian — Relief panel
Assyrian
ca. 883–859 BCE

Door lintel with lion-griffins and vase with lotus leaf, Limestone, Parthian — Door lintel with lion-griffins and vase with lotus leaf
Parthian
ca. 2nd–early 3rd century CE

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

Head of a ruler, Copper alloy — Head of a ruler
ca. 2300–2000 BCE

Pendants and beads, Gold, Babylonian — Pendants and beads
Babylonian
ca. 18th–17th century BCE

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ahmad ibn al-Suhrawardi al-Bakri, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
Ahmad ibn al-Suhrawardi al-Bakri
Muhammad ibn Aibak ibn 'Abdallah
dated 707 AH/1307–8 CE

"Men Treading Grapes", Folio from a Materia Medica of Dioscorides, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — "Men Treading Grapes", Folio from a Materia Medica of Dioscorides
dated 621 AH/1224 CE

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

Panels of a writing board, Ivory, Assyrian — Panels of a writing board
Assyrian
ca. 721–705 BCE

Tub-like vessel with geometric decoration, Glazed ceramic, Assyrian — Tub-like vessel with geometric decoration
Assyrian
ca. 8th–7th century BCE

Knob with an eight-petaled rosette, Ceramic, paint, Assyrian — Knob with an eight-petaled rosette
Assyrian
ca. 883–859 BCE

Eye inlay for a statue, Lapis lazuli, shell, Sumerian — Eye inlay for a statue
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Cuneiform cylinder: inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II describing the construction of the outer city wall of Babylon, Clay, Babylonian — Cuneiform cylinder: inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II describing the construction of the outer city wall of Babylon
Babylonian
ca. 604–562 BCE

Cuneiform tablet: ephemeris of eclipses from at least S.E. 177 to 199 (?), Clay, Seleucid — Cuneiform tablet: ephemeris of eclipses from at least S.E. 177 to 199 (?)
Seleucid
ca. 4th–2nd century BCE

Brick fragment with a guilloche design, Ceramic, glaze, Assyrian — Brick fragment with a guilloche design
Assyrian
ca. 9th century BCE

Brick fragment with the head of an ibex, Ceramic, glaze, Assyrian — Brick fragment with the head of an ibex
Assyrian
ca. 9th century BCE

Foundation figure of king Shulgi of Ur, carrying a basket, Copper, Neo-Sumerian — Foundation figure of king Shulgi of Ur, carrying a basket
Neo-Sumerian
ca. 2094–2047 BCE

Ostracon inscribed in Aramaic, Ceramic, Sasanian — Ostracon inscribed in Aramaic
Sasanian
ca. 500–600 CE

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

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

Furniture or cosmetic box plaque carved in relief with a striding bull, Ivory, Assyrian — Furniture or cosmetic box plaque carved in relief with a striding bull
Assyrian
ca. 9th–8th century BCE