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Assyrian relief, winged head. Made during the reign of Sargon II, 721 - 705 BCE. From Duir-Sharrukin (Khorsabad) (palatial sector?), plaster. Museum of Art History (Musée du Cinquantenaire), Brussels, Belgium). Made with Zephyr3D from...

Egyptian statue of Meri, Old Empire, 6th Dynasty (2250 BCE), unknown source, sandstone, polychromy. Musée d’Art et d’Histoire (Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels, Belgium). Made with Zephyr3D Lite from 3DFlow. For more updates, please...

A doll depicting Saint Barbara. From Mechelen, Belgium, c. 1500 - 1510 CE. Walnut, original Brussels polychromy. These Mechelen dolls enhanced the ‘walled gardens’ of Mechelen, next to sachets containing relics, paper flowers and other decorations...

Navagraha plaque, Pala-Sena style. Bihar, Northeast India, 9th - 10th century CE, Black shale. Musée d’Art et d’Histoire (Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels, Belgium). The plaque is a representation of the nine (nava) planets (graha) in Hinduism...

Funerary stele decorated with a crown, early 3rd Century CE, Acmonia (Phrygia), marble. Museum of Art History (Musée du Cinquantenaire), Brussels, Belgium. Made with Zephyr3D Lite from 3DFlow. The decorative elements of the door leaves...

Sargonid Dynasty-era Assyrian reliefs of the Southwestern Palace in Nineveh. From the reign of King Sennacherib (r.705 - 681 BCE). Museum of Art History (Musée du Cinquantenaire), Brussels, Belgium. Excavations of Henry Austen Layard...

A representation of Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion. Guanyin is a Chinese translation of the Sanskrit name Avalokitesvara, the bodhisattva of compassion. While in India, the bodhisattva of compassion is still depicted as a man, in...

This dish, decorated in high relief, had to have a decorative or votive function, because it is not usable. Red marks indicate that it was painted or golden. The central décor is reminiscent of ancient mirror box lids, while the framing patterns...

The first Mesopotamian piece of the Museum of Art History in Brussels, the piece was bought in 1854 CE from Luigi Calamatta (1801 - 1869 CE) by Antoine G.B. Schayes (curator from 1847 to 1859 CE). Relief, Reign of Sargon II (722-705 BCE...

Funerary stele of Aristomache, 4th BCE. This stele bears on the pediment the inscription "Aristomaché daughter of Syros". The young woman seems to have died before marriage, otherwise her husband's name would be given rather than her father's...