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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

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

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

Head, probably from a composite statuette, Serpentine — Head, probably from a composite statuette
ca. 532 B.C.–339 A.D.

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

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

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

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

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

Necklace beads, Gold, lapis lazuli, Sumerian — Necklace beads
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 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

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

Cylinder seal and modern impression: bull-man, bearded hero, and lion contest frieze, Marble, Sumerian — Cylinder seal and modern impression: bull-man, bearded hero, and lion contest frieze
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE

Figure, Basalt, Sumerian — Figure
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2350 BCE

Demon-headed amulet, Agate, Sumerian — Demon-headed amulet
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2700 BCE

Axe head, Bronze, Sumerian — Axe head
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2350 BCE

Cylinder seal, Lapis lazuli, Sumerian — Cylinder seal
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE

Cylinder seal, Lapis lazuli, Sumerian — Cylinder seal
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 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

Inlay depicting male torso, Shell, Sumerian — Inlay depicting male torso
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Amulet, Shell, Sumerian — Amulet
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE

Cylinder seal, Sandstone (?), Sumerian — Cylinder seal
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 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

Sealing with cylinder seal impression, Clay, Sumerian — Sealing with cylinder seal impression
Sumerian
ca. 2700–2600 BCE

Sealings with cylinder seal impressions, Clay, Sumerian — Sealings with cylinder seal impressions
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2600 BCE

Cuneiform tablet: administrative account concerning the distribution of barley and emmer, Clay, Sumerian — Cuneiform tablet: administrative account concerning the distribution of barley and emmer
Sumerian
ca. 3100–2900 BCE

Standing male worshiper, Copper alloy, Sumerian — Standing male worshiper
Sumerian
ca. 2500–2350 BCE

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

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

Unidentified object, Alabaster (?), Sumerian — Unidentified object
Sumerian
ca. 2700–2600 BCE