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Standing female worshiper, Limestone, inlaid with shell and lapis lazuli, Sumerian — Standing female worshiper
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

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

Base and feet of a worshipper, Gypsum alabaster, Sumerian — Base and feet of a worshipper
Sumerian
ca. 2500–2350 BCE

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

Jar fragment with reclining bulls, Gypsum alabaster, Sumerian — Jar fragment with reclining bulls
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Fragments of male worshiper, Limestone, Sumerian — Fragments of male worshiper
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Arm fragment, Limestone, Sumerian — Arm fragment
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Double vessel with duck-shaped supports, Gypsum alabaster, shell inlay, bitumen, Sumerian — Double vessel with duck-shaped supports
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Furniture element: ram with bitumen-lined socket, Gypsum alabaster, bitumen, Sumerian — Furniture element: ram with bitumen-lined socket
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Rectangular container, Gypsum alabaster, shell, bitumen inlay, Sumerian — Rectangular container
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Jar, Gypsum alabaster, Sumerian — Jar
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Ritual vessel or stand, Alabaster, Sumerian — Ritual vessel or stand
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Inlay, Shell, Sumerian — Inlay
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Inlay: animal leg, Shell, Sumerian — Inlay: animal leg
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Plaque with animal legs, Shell, slate, bitumen, Sumerian — Plaque with animal legs
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Scallop shell, Shell — Scallop shell
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Pendant, Shell, Sumerian — Pendant
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Pendant, Stone, shell, Sumerian — Pendant
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Cow amulet, Shell, Sumerian — Cow amulet
Sumerian
ca. 2700–2600 BCE

Cow amulet, Shell, Sumerian — Cow amulet
Sumerian
ca. 2700–2600 BCE

Cow amulet, Shell, Sumerian — Cow amulet
Sumerian
ca. 2700–2600 BCE

Cow amulet, Quartzite (?), Sumerian — Cow amulet
Sumerian
ca. 2700–2600 BCE

Cow amulet, Stone, Sumerian — Cow amulet
Sumerian
ca. 2700–2600 BCE

Amulet, Limestone (?), Sumerian — Amulet
Sumerian
ca. 2700–2600 BCE

Ram amulet, Stone, Sumerian — Ram amulet
Sumerian
ca. 2700–2600 BCE

Standing animal amulet, Ceramic, Sumerian — Standing animal amulet
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Figurine, Ceramic, Sumerian — Figurine
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2700 BCE

Weight, Bitumen compound — Weight
ca. 3100–2900 BCE

Carinated rhomboid seal, Stone, gray — Carinated rhomboid seal
ca. 4500–3600 BCE

Cylinder seal and modern impression: seated "pigtailed ladies" and pots, Limestone — Cylinder seal and modern impression: seated "pigtailed ladies" and pots
ca. 3300–2900 BCE

Cylinder seal and modern impression: oblique lines, Stone — Cylinder seal and modern impression: oblique lines
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Cylinder seal and modern impression: geometric design, Limestone (?) — Cylinder seal and modern impression: geometric design
ca. 2900–2700 BCE

Dish, Bronze — Dish
4th millennium BCE

Blade, Bronze, Sumerian — Blade
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Whorl, Ceramic — Whorl
4th millennium BCE

Spindle whorl, Ceramic, Sumerian — Spindle whorl
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2600 BCE

Sealing, Ceramic — Sealing
4th millennium BCE

Cup, Ceramic — Cup
4th millennium BCE

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