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Full Length Statue of Abu Bint Deimon, Hatra
Abu Bint Deimon was the wife of Sanatruq I (reigned c. 140 - 180 CE), king of Hatra. The statue represents one of the finest sculptures from Hatra. She wears elaborate headgear, earrings, necklaces, and bracelets. Her right arm is raised...

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Assyrian Archers from Khorsabad
Assyrian relief depicting a group of Assyrian archers attacking an enemy (not shown here), from the Royal Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad, in modern-day Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, c. 710 BCE. A soldier holding a large and long shield stands...

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Stele of Adad-Nirari III
Limestone stele of the Assyrian king Adad-Nirari III (r. 810-783 BCE) from Tell al-Rimah, in modern-day Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. The king is praying before gods and goddesses symbols. The cuneiform inscriptions mention the king's titles...

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Statue of Sanatruq I from Hatra
This is, a little bit larger than a life-size, marble statue of Sanatruq I (reigned c. 140 - 180 CE), king of Hatra. The king wears an exquisitely carved dress and a headdress of an eagle. His right hand is raised in salutation while the...
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Offering Scene, Warka Vase [Top Register]
The votive or sacred Warka Vase is decorated with three horizontal registers and shows signs of repair in antiquity. The top register depicts a complete scene. Here, a collection of votive offerings (animals, fruits, and grains) are being...

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Female Worshiper from Tell Agrab at the Iraq Museum
Head of a statuette of a Sumerian female worshiper from the Shara Temple at Tell Agrab, Mesopotamia, Iraq. Early Dynastic period, c. 2400 BCE. Excavated by the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago in 1930s. On display at the Iraq...

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Statuette of Male Worshiper, Tell Asmar Hoard
This is a votive statuette of a male Sumerian worshiper from the Square Temple of Abu at Tell Asmar (ancient Eshnunna, Mesopotamia, Iraq), Early Dynastic III, 2600-2400 BCE. Excavated by the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago...

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Tablet of Adad-Nirari II
The cuneiform inscription on this clay tablet states that the neo-Assyrian king Adad-nirari II (reigned 911 - 891 BCE) has built a city and a palace. From northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Iraq Museum, Baghdad).

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Assyrian Eunuch from Khorsabad at the Iraq Museum
This image shows a detail of an almost-3-meter high alabaster bas-relief from the Palace of the Assyrian king Sargon II at Khorsabad (in modern-day Nineveh Governorate, Iraq). This is an Assyrian eunuch, holding a cup; its bottom is in the...

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Glazed Wall Panel from Fort Shalmaneser
This large wall panel of vibrant glazed bricks was once placed above the entrance to a vast room (T3) next to Shalmaneser III's throne room at Fort Shalmaneser in Nimrud (in modern-day Nineveh Governorate, Iraq). The whole panel is composed...