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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
Standing male worshiper, Gypsum alabaster, shell, black limestone, bitumen, Sumerian
Standing male worshiper
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2600 BCE
Head, probably from a composite statuette, Serpentine
Head, probably from a composite statuette
ca. 532 B.C.–339 A.D.
Stele of Ushumgal and Shara-igizi-Abzu, Gypsum alabaster, Sumerian
Stele of Ushumgal and Shara-igizi-Abzu
Sumerian
2900–2700 BCE
Headdress, Gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian, Sumerian
Headdress
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE
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 cone with cuneiform inscription of Enmetena of Lagash, Clay, Sumerian
Foundation cone with cuneiform inscription of Enmetena of Lagash
Sumerian
ca. 2500–2350 BCE
Base and feet of a worshipper, Gypsum alabaster, Sumerian
Base and feet of a worshipper
Sumerian
ca. 2500–2350 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
Cuneiform tablet: administrative account with entries concerning malt and barley groats, Clay, Sumerian
Cuneiform tablet: administrative account with entries concerning malt and barley groats
Sumerian
ca. 3100–2900 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
Cuneiform tablet: Sumerian dedicatory(?) inscription from Ekur, the temple of the god Enlil, Limestone, Kassite
Cuneiform tablet: Sumerian dedicatory(?) inscription from Ekur, the temple of the god Enlil
Kassite
ca. 16th–15th century BCE
Necklace beads, Gold, lapis lazuli, Sumerian
Necklace beads
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE
Inlay: combat between a human-headed bull and a lion-headed eagle, Shell, Sumerian
Inlay: combat between a human-headed bull and a lion-headed eagle
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE
Cylinder seal and modern impression: banquet scene with seated figures drinking a liquid through straws, Gypsum alabaster, Sumerian
Cylinder seal and modern impression: banquet scene with seated figures drinking a liquid through straws
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE
Figure, Basalt, Sumerian
Figure
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2350 BCE
Vessel, Limestone, Sumerian
Vessel
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2700 BCE
Axe head, Bronze, Sumerian
Axe head
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2350 BCE
Cylinder seal, Shell, calcinated, Sumerian
Cylinder seal
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE
Cylinder seal, Limestone, Sumerian
Cylinder seal
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE
Cylinder seal, Lapis lazuli, Sumerian
Cylinder seal
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE
Mace head with two bull's heads, Marble, Sumerian
Mace head with two bull's heads
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2700 BCE
Harness ring surmounted by bull, Copper alloy, Sumerian
Harness ring surmounted by bull
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE
Cylinder seal, Chlorite, Sumerian
Cylinder seal
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE
Cylinder seal and modern impression: seated goddess before figures carrying boxes, one placed on "altar", Marble, Sumerian
Cylinder seal and modern impression: seated goddess before figures carrying boxes, one placed on "altar"
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE
Cylinder seal and modern impression, Lapis lazuli, Sumerian
Cylinder seal and modern impression
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE
Reclining doe, Gold, Sumerian
Reclining doe
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE
Cylinder seal, Stone, Sumerian
Cylinder seal
Sumerian
ca. 2500–2350 BCE
Seated female figure, Gypsum alabaster, Sumerian
Seated female figure
Sumerian
ca. 2700–2500 BCE
Amulet, Stone, Sumerian
Amulet
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2700 BCE
Bead spreader, Shell, Sumerian
Bead spreader
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2350 BCE
Pendant amulet in the form of a bird, Shell, Sumerian
Pendant amulet in the form of a bird
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2350 BCE
Cow amulet, Lapis lazuli, Sumerian
Cow amulet
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2350 BCE
Sealing with cylinder seal impressions, Clay, Sumerian
Sealing with cylinder seal impressions
Sumerian
ca. 2700–2600 BCE
Shell fragment, Shell, Sumerian
Shell fragment
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2350 BCE
Bead, Shell, Sumerian
Bead
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2350 BCE
Cylinder seal, Marble, Sumerian
Cylinder seal
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE
Fragmentary head of a worshiper, Limestone, Sumerian
Fragmentary head of a worshiper
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