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

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

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

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

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

Plaque with horned lion-griffins, Gold, Achaemenid — Plaque with horned lion-griffins
Achaemenid
ca. 6th–4th century BCE

Vessel terminating in the forepart of a fantastic leonine creature, Gold, Achaemenid — Vessel terminating in the forepart of a fantastic leonine creature
Achaemenid
ca. 5th century BCE

Spout in the form of a man's head, Ceramic, glaze, Parthian — Spout in the form of a man's head
Parthian
ca. 1st–2nd century CE

Openwork furniture plaque with a grazing oryx in a forest of fronds, Ivory, Assyrian — Openwork furniture plaque with a grazing oryx in a forest of fronds
Assyrian
ca. 9th–8th century BCE

Spouted jar, Ceramic, Iran — Spouted jar
Iran
ca. 9th 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

Cup with a frieze of gazelles, Gold, Iran — Cup with a frieze of gazelles
Iran
ca. early 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

Statuette of a female, Ceramic, Iran — Statuette of a female
Iran
ca. early 1st millennium BCE

Beaker with birds on the rim, Electrum, Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex — Beaker with birds on the rim
Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
ca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BCE

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

Orthostat relief: lion-hunt scene, Basalt, Hittite — Orthostat relief: lion-hunt scene
Hittite
ca. 10th−9th century BCE

Incense burner, Bronze — Incense burner
ca. mid-1st millennium BCE

Fragment of a bowl with a frieze of bulls in relief, Steatite with chlorite — Fragment of a bowl with a frieze of bulls in relief
ca. 3300–2900 BCE

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

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

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

Cult vessel in the form of a tower with cylinder seal impressions near the top, Ceramic — Cult vessel in the form of a tower with cylinder seal impressions near the top
ca. 19th century 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

Cylinder seal with cultic scene
, Flawed neutral Chalcedony (Quartz), Assyrian — Cylinder seal with cultic scene
Assyrian
late 9th–early 8th century 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

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

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

Vase with overlapping pattern and three bands of palm trees, Chlorite — Vase with overlapping pattern and three bands of palm trees
ca. mid- to late 3rd millennium BCE

Belt adornment with an eagle and its prey, Gold, turquoise inlay, Parthian or Kushan — Belt adornment with an eagle and its prey
Parthian or Kushan
ca.1st–2nd century CE

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

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

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