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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

Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Lipit-Eshtar, Clay, Isin-Larsa — Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Lipit-Eshtar
Isin-Larsa
ca. 1934–1924 BCE

Mosaic cone, Ceramic — Mosaic cone
ca. 3100–2900 BCE

Mosaic cone, Ceramic — Mosaic cone
ca. 3100–2900 BCE

Mosaic cone, Ceramic — Mosaic cone
ca. 3100–2900 BCE

Mosaic cone, Ceramic — Mosaic cone
ca. 3100–2900 BCE

Mosaic cone, Ceramic — Mosaic cone
ca. 3100–2900 BCE

Mosaic cone, Limestone — Mosaic cone
ca. 3500–3100 BCE

Mosaic cone, Limestone — Mosaic cone
ca. 3500–3100 BCE

Mosaic cone, Limestone — Mosaic cone
ca. 3500–3100 BCE

Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea: dedicated when Gudea built the Eninnu temple for the god Ningirsu, Clay, Neo-Sumerian — Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea: dedicated when Gudea built the Eninnu temple for the god Ningirsu
Neo-Sumerian
ca. 2090 BCE

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

Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea, Clay, Neo-Sumerian — Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea
Neo-Sumerian
ca. 2090 BCE

Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea, Clay, Neo-Sumerian — Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea
Neo-Sumerian
ca. 2090 BCE

Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea, Clay, Neo-Sumerian — Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea
Neo-Sumerian
ca. 2090 BCE

Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea, Clay, Neo-Sumerian — Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea
Neo-Sumerian
ca. 2090 BCE

Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea, Clay, Neo-Sumerian — Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea
Neo-Sumerian
ca. 2090 BCE

Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea, Clay, Neo-Sumerian — Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea
Neo-Sumerian
ca. 2090 BCE

Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea, Clay, Neo-Sumerian — Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea
Neo-Sumerian
ca. 2090 BCE

Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea, Clay, Neo-Sumerian — Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea
Neo-Sumerian
ca. 2090 BCE

Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea, Clay, Neo-Sumerian — Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea
Neo-Sumerian
ca. 2090 BCE

Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Sin-Kashid, Clay, Babylonian — Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Sin-Kashid
Babylonian
ca. mid-19th century BCE

Pine Cone Ladle, Rockwell Kent American, Gouache and ink — Pine Cone Ladle
Rockwell Kent
1935

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

Foundation peg, Bronze, Sumerian — Foundation peg
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE

Foundation peg, Bronze, Sumerian — Foundation peg
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE

Baby Carrier, Fiber, wood, tradecloth, glass beads, conus shell, Kenyah or Kayan peoples — Baby Carrier
Kenyah or Kayan peoples
late 19th–early 20th century

Foundation figure of Ur-Namma holding a basket, Copper alloy, Neo-Sumerian — Foundation figure of Ur-Namma holding a basket
Neo-Sumerian
ca. 2112–2095 BCE

Foundation figure of a deity, Copper, Sumerian — Foundation figure of a deity
Sumerian
ca. 2500–2350 BCE

Page from a Drawing Book: Fort Putnam from the Mountains, and Red Hook & the Narrows from Governors Island

J. Cone

1825–50

Ilé-orí (house for the head) shrine with ìbọrí, Yoruba artist, Cowrie shells, cotton, leather, mixed media offerings, Yoruba peoples — Ilé-orí (house for the head) shrine with ìbọrí
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century

Untitled, Harry Callahan American, Gelatin silver prints — Untitled
Harry Callahan
1946

Untitled, Magdalene Odundo British, Red clay — Untitled
Designer Magdalene Odundo
1997

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

Mastiff, Ceramic, paint, Kassite — Mastiff
Kassite
ca. mid-2nd millennium BCE

Shaft-hole axe head with bird-headed demon, boar, and dragon, Silver, gold foil, Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex — Shaft-hole axe head with bird-headed demon, boar, and dragon
Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
ca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium 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

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

Autocide, Nate Lowman American, Oil and Alkyd on Canvas — Autocide
Nate Lowman
2012

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

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

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

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