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Stone Tablet of Queen Yaba
This stone tablet was found in a niche into the right-hand wall of the space leading to the burial chamber of Tomb II (one of the vaulted burial chambers of the so-called Queens' Tombs inside the North-West Palace at Nimrud). The cuneiform...

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Jomon Stone Figurine
A Jomon stone figurine or gangu. Komukai, Nanbu-cho, Aomori, Japan. Jomon Period, 1000-400 BCE. (Tokyo National Musuem)

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Armenian Cross-stone, Vagharshapat
A memorial Armenian cross-stone or khachkar, Vagharshapat, Armenia. 10th century CE.

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Roman Epigraphic Stone from Hungary
A Roman epigraphic stone found in the ancient town of Brigetio, which was located in the Roman province of Pannonia superior. (This is present-day Komárom, Hungary.) Transcription: D(is) M(anibus) / C(aio) Iul(io) Candidiano / q(ui...

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Fragment of Stone Jar Inscribed with the Name of Rimush
This small fragment came from a large upright stone jar. The jar was inscribed with the name of the Akkadian king Rimush, son of Sargon. Akkadian Period, reign of Rimush, 2278-2270 BCE. From Ur, Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (The...

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A stone with inscriptions from Paikuli Tower
The inscriptions on this stone mention the name of the Sassanian king Narseh and they were written in middle Persian and Parthian languages. Sassanid period, around 300 CE. From Paikuli tower, modern Sulaimaniya Governorate, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya...

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Stone Mask, Teotihuacan
A stone mask from Teotihuacan, 250-600 CE. (St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri)

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Stone Weight from Sippar
The inscription, unusually for a weight, is cut in reverse. It mentions that this stone weight was dedicated to the temple of Shamash, the sun god, at Sippar. It precisely gives the weight as 10 mina, 15 shekels, a little more than 5 kilograms...

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A Stone Bowl with Two Inscriptions
This stone bowl has two sets of cuneiform inscriptions. The first one says that the bowl was booty brought to Mesopotamia from Magan (modern Sultanate of Oman) by the Akkadian king Naram-Sin (2254-2218 BCE). The second inscription mentions...

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Door Pivot Stone from Girsu
A door pivot stone from Telloh (ancient Girsu), third millennium BCE.
Istanbul Archaeology Museum.