Ca. Late 2nd millennium BC.A black stone cylinder seal depicting standing figures flanking a life tree. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van d...

Ca. 2900 - 2700 BC.A translucent veined stone amulet pierced vertically. It depicts a recumbent bovine with its legs tucked under its body. Accomp...

Ca. Early 3rd millennium BC.A black stone cylinder seal with representations of water creatures (fish). Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van d...

Ca. 2700 - 2400 BC.A Kusura-type marble idol of an extremely simplified anthropomorphic form. The idol is carved remarkably thin with a rounded he...

Late Uruk Period, Ca. 3300 - 3000 BC.An eye idol carved from stone, with a flat body that flares downward to form a stable, flat base. At the top ...

Ca. 3500 - 3300 BC.An eye idol carved from stone, presenting a flat, rectangular body with rounded shoulders and a flat base for stability. From t...

Ca. 3500 - 2500 BC.A striking stone idol with an anthropomorphic form. The rectangular body features prominent shoulders with long bent arms. They...

Ca. 3000 - 2000 BC.An alabaster chalice with a tall stem on a conical foot, the cylindrical bowl tapering slightly towards the wide disc rim.For s...

Ca. 3rd-2nd millennium BC.A stone idol or ritual object, meticulously hand-carved into a columnar form. The idol boasts a gracefully elongated, cy...

Ca. 2300 BC.A nearly square plaque with a pierced handle on the back. It depicts design a standing bison / bull and beneath this it has symbols. T...

Ca. 2300 BC.A nearly square plaque with a pierced handle on the back. The design on the face shows a standing bison / bull and beneath its raised ...

Ca. 2300 BC.A roughly square plaque with a suspension loop on the back. The design on the face shows a standing bison/ bull with its head raised. ...

Ca. 2300 BC.A steatite stamp seal. The design on the front depicts a standing bull with its head raised. Below the bull’s head are representations...

Ca. 3000 - 2500 BC.A pillow-shaped administrative clay tablet. It has many lines of cuneiform on the front and the back.For similar see: Christie'...

Ca. 3000 - 2500 BC.A pillow-shaped administrative clay tablet. It has many lines of cuneiform on the front and the back.For similar see: Christie'...

Ca. 3000 - 2500 BC.A pillow-shaped administrative clay tablet. It has many lines of cuneiform on the front and the back.For similar see: Christie'...

Ca. 3000 - 2500 BC.A pillow-shaped administrative clay tablet. It has many lines of cuneiform on the front and the back.For similar see: Christie'...

Ca. 3000 - 2500 BC.A pillow-shaped administrative clay tablet. It has many lines of cuneiform on the front and the back.For similar see: Christie'...

Ca. 2500 - 1800 BC.A pillow-shaped administrative clay tablet. It has many lines of cuneiform on the front and the back.For similar see: Christie'...

Ca. 1200 - 900 BC.A pair of silver earrings, each with a round-section hoop featuring a slit opening. Along the outer edge of each hoop, three fin...

Ca. 1000 - 800 BC.A cast bronze figurine of zebu standing in an elegant arch-like pose, on four long, slender legs with delineated hooves. The zeb...

Ca. 1000 - 800 BC.A bronze figurine of a zebu supported by four long and slender legs. The zebu gazes forward. Its head is accentuated with bulgin...

Ca. 1500 BC.A hand-built terracotta figure of a deity. The deity has a broad physical form, with both arms folded back touching the chest, but in ...

Ca. 1st Millennium BC.A terracotta rectangular-shaped brick with fourteen lines of cuneiform inscription mentioning the foundation of a temple, pr...

Ca. 1000 BC.A bronze antelope cast in a freestanding form, presented in a highly stylised pose with all legs extended, creating an arched silhouet...

Ca. 1100 - 900 BC.A cast bronze horse bit comprising a central mouthpiece shaped like a figure eight connected to double-looped attachments at bot...

Ca. 1200 - 700 BC.A bronze dagger with decorative geometric motifs on both the handle and the ricasso. This dagger also has a decorated pommel. Th...

Ca. 1100 - 900 BC.A bronze ceremonial mace head featuring a tubular shaft with a small collar at one end and two prominent ribs above. The opposit...

Ca. 1200 - 700 BC.A Bronze Age sword with a long, leaf-shaped blade, a prominent mid-rib, and a gracefully curved guard. The pommel is a hollow cr...

Ca. 1000 - 800 BC.A bronze horse bit composed of a central round-section rod with looped ends, each end is fitted with large suspended rings. Affi...

Ca. 1100 - 900 BC.An elaborate horse bit with cheek pieces consisting of a central rod with curled ends. Each end is adorned with a recumbent quad...

Ca. 1100 - 900 BC.An elaborate horse bit composed of a round-section shank with its ends flattened to form loops with suspended rings. Each end is...

Ca. 1100 - 900 BC.A bronze horse bit composed of a central crossbar with a flat-section shank. It has loops at each end and two openwork plaques, ...

Ca. 1300 - 1000 BC.A bronze axe with a fenestrated blade. This type of bronze weaponry is emblematic of the region’s highly skilled metalwork duri...

Ca. 1200 - 800 BC.A double-edged spearhead, tapering to a point. A longitudinal mid-rib reinforces the blade, which terminates in a hollow cylinde...

Ca. 1200 - 800 BC.A long bronze spearhead from the Near East features two sharp edges that taper towards a pointed tip, surrounded by a raised mid...

Ca. 1200 - 800 BC.A lengthy, leaf-shaped bronze spear point with angular shoulders, cast as a single piece. A prominent midrib extends into a long...

Ca. 1200 - 600 BC.A collection of three bronze weapons. The first is a bronze short dagger cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) technique with a sm...

Ca. 1200 - 600 BC.A collection of three bronze weapons. The first is a bronze short dagger cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) technique with a sm...

Ca. 2500 - 1500 BC.A collection of three bronze weapons, The first is a pickaxe with a long polygonal point and a small short blade on the back. T...

Ca. 1200 - 600 BC.A collection of five bronze weapons. The first is a spearhead with a short curved tang and a large blade finely cast in one piec...

Ca. 3000 BC.A brown stone stamp seal drilled vertically. The back shows a recumbent small springing animal in very deep relief. The face offers a ...

Ca. 3500 BC.A black stone stamp seal with white inclusions, pierced lengthways. It depicts two rows of walking ostriches, a horned animal with ano...

Turkmenistan, Ca. 2nd - 1st millennium BC.A tubular stamp seal depicting two mythical ram-headed winged creatures. Rosettes are depicted on the ba...

Turkmenistan, Bactria, Ca. Mid 1st millennium BC.A carnelian or chalcedony cylinder seal depicting a two-humped Bactrian camel walking towards fou...

Ca. Early 1st millennium BC.A square, dome-shaped stamp seal with deer and floral images. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johan...

Ca. 1500 - 1200 BC.A faience cylinder seal. The design, which is enclosed between upper and lower rulings has two parts. In the one a nude female ...

Ca. 1400 – 1200 BC.A stone cylinder seal with a royal figure and five columns of cuneiform script. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Ve...

Ca. 8th - 7th century BC.A red stone cylinder seal with a divine hero fighting mythical creatures. A winged sun and a lunar crescent are depicted ...

Ca. 8th - 7th century BC.A stone cylinder seal with a deity (likely Marduk, the patron deity of Babylon) standing on a dragon. There are also icon...

Ca. 1100 - 800 BC.A cast bronze vessel with an intriguing shape and prominent spout, resting on a flat base. A long channel-spout rises from a dom...

Ca. 1100 - 800 BC.A group of bulbous bronze vessels, characterised by a slightly concave base and a raised rim. It also features an applied long c...

Ca. 1st Millennium BC.An Amlash-handled jar features a globular body with two long, quadruped-shaped lateral handles and a central high handle top...

Ca. 1100 - 900 BC.A cast bronze finial depicting a reclining stag, finely modelled with naturalistic details. The animal rests with its legs neatl...

Ca. Early 2nd millennium BC.A cast bronze openwork cage bell composed of multiple chevron-shaped cutouts. The ancient instrument features a stem a...

Ca. 200 BC - AD 100.A pair of bracelets crafted from solid bronze. They have D-section forms adorned with animal-shaped finials. The animals are d...

Ca. 3000 - 1000 BC.A bronze bracelet formed as a round loop with a small opening. At each end of the bracelet are stylised animal heads, featuring...

Ca. 400 -200 BC.A simple silver torc of circular form with conical termini in the shape of lion heads. The band narrows slightly between the termi...

Ca. 400 -200 BC.A simple silver torc of an open circular form with conical termini in the shape of snake heads. The band narrows slightly between ...

Ca. 400 -200 BC.A simple silver torc necklace of an open circular form with conical termini and flattened ends. The band of the necklace narrows s...