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This is a door-shaped limestone stele of a priestess of the goddess Hathor. First Intermediate Period, 2134-2040 BCE. From Egypt. (Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, Turkey).

The concave inner side of the half dome-shaped dial is divided into 12 parts by 11 radial lines. The rod perpendicular to the center is the pointer. The shadow of the pointer falls on the radial lines as the sun moves. Although the system...

This sandstone fragment of a column depicts striding animals. Second Century CE. From Madain Saleh, in modern-day Saudia Arabia. (Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, Turkey).

Diorite statue of a standing male, who was a governor of Tura-Dagan (Mari, modern-day Tell Harriri, Syria), Old Babylonian Period, 1894-1594 BCE. The statue was brought from Mari to Babylon as war booty during the Neo-Babylonian Period. From...

Double handed terracotta jar, from the city of Boğazköy, central Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. 8th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Terracotta pot, from the city of Boğazköy, central Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. 7th to 6th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Stone Seal from Gordion (Gordium), the capital city of ancient Phrygia, in modern-day Turkey. First half of the 1st century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Single-handed mug. Baked clay. From Yazilikaya (City of Midas), in modern-day Turkey. 7th-6th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Single-handed spouted jug from "Tumulus K.III" at Gordion (Gordium), in modern-day Turkey. Mid-8th century to early 7th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Bowl from "Tumulus K.III" at Gordion (Gordium), in modern-day Turkey. Mid-8th century to early 7th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).