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Beaker with birds and animals, Silver — Beaker with birds and animals
ca. 4th century BCE

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

Striding figure with ibex horns, a raptor skin draped around the shoulders, and upturned boots, Copper alloy, shell, Proto-Elamite — Striding figure with ibex horns, a raptor skin draped around the shoulders, and upturned boots
Proto-Elamite
ca. 3000 BCE

Plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh, Silver, mercury gilding, Sasanian — Plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh
Sasanian
ca. 5th century CE

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

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

Eye idol, Gypsum alabaster — Eye idol
ca. 3700–3500 BCE

Nude female figure, Ceramic, Israelite — Nude female figure
Israelite
ca. 8th–7th century BCE

Relief: two servants bearing food and drink, Limestone, Achaemenid — Relief: two servants bearing food and drink
Achaemenid
ca. 358–338 BCE

Standing man, Calcareous sandstone, Parthian — Standing man
Parthian
ca. 2nd century CE

Textile fragment: walking ram with a neckband and fluttering ribbons, Wool, cotton, Sasanian — Textile fragment: walking ram with a neckband and fluttering ribbons
Sasanian
ca. 7th century CE

Reclining mouflon, Marble, Indus — Reclining mouflon
Indus
ca. 2600–1900 BCE

Bowl with wheel-cut facets, Glass; yellow-green, Sasanian — Bowl with wheel-cut facets
Sasanian
ca. 6th–7th century CE

Rhyton terminating in the forepart of a wild cat, Silver, mercury gilding, Parthian — Rhyton terminating in the forepart of a wild cat
Parthian
ca. 1st 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

Standing male figure, Alabaster (calcite) — Standing male figure
ca. late 1st millennium BCE

Helmet with divine figures beneath a bird with outstretched wings, Bronze, gold foil over bitumen, Elamite — Helmet with divine figures beneath a bird with outstretched wings
Elamite
ca. 1500–1100 BCE

Sword and scabbard, Blade: iron; scabbard and hilt: gold over wood, garnets, glass-paste; guard: gilt-bronze, Sasanian — Sword and scabbard
Sasanian
ca. 7th century CE

Vessel terminating in the forepart of a stag, Silver, gold inlay, Hittite — Vessel terminating in the forepart of a stag
Hittite
ca. 14th–13th century BCE

Seated goddess with a child, Gold, Hittite — Seated goddess with a child
Hittite
ca. 14th–13th century BCE

Top for standard, Bronze, Iran — Top for standard
Iran
ca. 8th century BCE

Panel with the god Zeus/Serapis/Ohrmazd and worshiper, Terracotta, gouache, Kushan — Panel with the god Zeus/Serapis/Ohrmazd and worshiper
Kushan
ca. 3rd century CE

Dress ornament, Gold, Scythian — Dress ornament
Scythian
ca. 5th century 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

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

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

Funerary relief, Limestone — Funerary relief
ca. 2nd–3rd century CE

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

Belt clasp, Bronze — Belt clasp
ca. 1st–2nd century CE

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

Open bowl, Ceramic, paint, Nabataean — Open bowl
Nabataean
ca. 1st century BCE–1st century CE

Storage jar decorated with mountain goats, Ceramic, paint — Storage jar decorated with mountain goats
ca. 4000–3600 BCE

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

Royal or divine figure with high conical headdress, Bronze — Royal or divine figure with high conical headdress
ca. 18th–17th century BCE

Vessel with six animal friezes, Bronze, Iran — Vessel with six animal friezes
Iran
ca. 10th–8th century BCE

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

Medallion with a seated deity and a male worshiper, Silver, gold foil, Urartian — Medallion with a seated deity and a male worshiper
Urartian
ca. 8th–7th century BCE