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Title: Standard of Ur Artist: n/a Date: n/a Source/ Museum: n/a Medium: n/a Size: n/a

Title: Map 2.1 The Ancient Near East Artist: n/a Date: n/a Source/ Museum: n/a Medium: Size: n/a

Title: Babylonian deed of sale Title: Babylonian deed of sale. This deed graphically shows the impressions made by the stylus in the soft clay. Artist: n/a Date: ca. 1750 BCE. Source/ Museum: Department of Antiquities, No. 33236. The British Museum, London Medium: clay Size: n/a

Title: Mud brick kasbahs at Aït Ben Haddou Morocco Artist: n/a Date: n/a Source/ Museum: n/a Medium: see Title Size: n/a

Title: Mud bricks at Aït Ben Haddou, Morocco Artist: n/a Date: n/a Source/ Museum: n/a Medium: see Title Size: n/a

Title: Plan of the "White Temple" on its ziggurat (after H. Frankfort) Artist: n/a Date: n/a Source/ Museum: n/a Medium: n/a Size: n/a

Title: Remains of the “White Temple” on its ziggurat Title: Remains of the “White Temple” on its ziggurat. Uruk (Warka), Iraq Artist: n/a Date: ca. 3500-3000 BCE. Source/ Museum: n/a Medium: n/a Size: n/a

Title: Interior of the cella of the "White Temple Artist: n/a Date: n/a Source/ Museum: n/a Medium: n/a Size: n/a

Title: Female Head. Uruk (Warka), Iraq. Artist: n/a Date: ca. 3500-3000 BCE. Source/ Museum: Iraq Museum, Baghdad Medium: limestone Size: height 8" (20.3 cm)

Title: Statues, from the Abu Temple. Tell Asmar, Iraq. Artist: n/a Date: ca. 2700–2500 BCE. Source/ Museum: Iraq Museum, Baghdad, and The Oriental Institute Museum of The University of Chicago Medium: limestone, alabaster, and gypsum Size: height of tallest figure approx. 30" (76.3 cm)

Title: The Goat in Thicket (Ram and Tree), one of the pair from the Great Death Pit in the Royal Cemetery of Ur. Muqaiyir, Iraq. Artist: n/a Date: ca. 2600 BCE. Source/ Museum: University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Medium: wood, gold, and lapis lazuli Size: height 20" (50.8 cm)

Title: Standard of Ur, front and back sides. Artist: n/a Date: ca. 2600 BCE. Source/ Museum: The British Museum, London Medium: wood inlaid with shell, limestone, and lapis lazuli Size: height 8" (20.3 cm)

Title: Standard of Ur, front and back sides. Artist: n/a Date: ca. 2600 BCE. Source/ Museum: The British Museum, London Medium: wood inlaid with shell, limestone, and lapis lazuli Size: height 8" (20.3 cm)

Title: Bull Iyre, from the tomb of King Abargi, Ur (Muqaiyir), Iraq. Artist: n/a Date: ca. 2600 BCE. Source/ Museum: University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Medium: wood with gold, lapis lazuli, bitumen, and shell, reassembled in modern wood support Size:

Title: Inlay panel from the soundbox of a harp, from Ur (Muqaiyir), Iraq. Artist: n/a Date: ca. 2600 BCE. Source/ Museum: University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Medium: shell and bitumen Size: 12 1/4 x 4 1/2" (31.1 x 11.3 cm)

Title: Priest-King Feeding Sacred Sheep, from vicinity of Uruk (Warka), Iraq. Artist: n/a Date: ca. 3300 BCE. Source/ Museum: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Vorderasiatisches Museum Medium: marble cylinder seal Size: height 2 1/8" (5.4 cm); diameter 1 3/4" (4.5 cm)

Title: Head of an Akkadian Ruler from Ninevah (Kuyunjik), Iraq. Artist: n/a Date: ca. 2250-2200 BCE. Source/ Museum: Iraq Museum, Baghdad Medium: bronze Size: height 12" (30.7 cm)

Title: Stele of Naram-Sin. Artist: n/a Date: r. 2254-2218 BCE. Source/ Museum: Musée du Louvre, Paris Medium: n/a Size: height 6' 6" (2 m)

Title: Ziggurat of King Urnammu, Ur. Muqaiyir, Iraq. Artist: n/a Date: ca. 2100 BCE. Source/ Museum: n/a Medium: n/a Size: n/a

Title: Head of Gudea, from Lagash (Telloh), Iraq. Artist: n/a Date: ca. 2100 BCE. Source/ Museum: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912.26.289 Medium: diorite Size: 9 1/8" (23.18 cm) high

Title: Seated statue of Gudea holding temple plan, from Girsu (Telloh), Iraq. Artist: n/a Date: ca. 2100 BCE. Source/ Museum: Musée du Louvre, Paris Medium: diorite Size: height approx. 2'5" (73.66 cm)

Title: Upper part of stele inscribed with the Law Code of Hammurabi. Artist: n/a Date: ca. 1760 BCE Source/ Museum: Musée du Louvre, Paris Medium: diorite Size: height of stele approx. 7' (2.1 m); height of relief 28" (71 cm)

Title: Reconstruction drawing of the citadel of Sargon II Title: Reconstruction drawing of the citadel of Sargon II. After Charles Altman. Dur Sharrukin (Khorsabad), Iraq Artist: n/a Date: ca. 721-705 BCE. Source/ Museum: n/a Medium: n/a Size: n/a

Title: Gate of the Citadel of Sargon II, Dur Sharrukin (photo taken during excavation). (Khorsabad), Iraq Artist: n/a Date: 742-706 BCE. Source/ Museum: n/a Medium: n/a Size: n/a

Title: Fugitives Crossing River, from the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Nimrud (Calah), Iraq Artist: n/a Date: ca. 883-859 BCE. Source/ Museum: The British Museum, London Medium: alabaster relief Size: height approx. 39" (98 cm)

Title: Lion Hunt relief, from of Ashurbanipal. Artist: n/a Date: ca. 850 BCE. Source/ Museum: The British Museum, London Medium: n/a Size: n/a

Title: Ishtar Gate (restored), from Babylon, Iraq. Artist: n/a Date: ca. 575 BCE. Source/ Museum: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Vorder-asiatisches Museum Medium: glazed brick Size: n/a

Title: The Lion Gate. Bogazköy, Antolia (Turkey) Artist: n/a Date: ca. 1400 BCE. Source/ Museum: n/a Medium: n/a Size: n/a

Title: Ivory plaque depicting a winged sphinx. Phoenician Title: Ivory plaque depicting a winged sphinx. Phoenician. Found at Fort Shalmaneser, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Iraq Artist: n/a Date: 9th-8th centuries BCE. Source/ Museum: The British Museum, London Medium: n/a Size: n/a

Title: Painted beaker, from Susa. Artist: n/a Date: ca. 5000-4000 BCE. Source/ Museum: Musée du Louvre, Paris Medium: n/a Size: height 11 1/4" (28.3 cm)

Title: Plan of Palace of Darius and Xerxes, Persepolis Title: Plan of Palace of Darius and Xerxes, Persepolis. Solid triangles show the processional route taken by Persian and Mede notables; open triangles indicate the way taken by heads of delegations and their suites. Artist: n/a Date: 518-460 BCE. Source/ Museum: n/a Medium: n/a Size: n/a

Title: Rhyton. Achaemenid. Artist: n/a Date: 5th - 3rd centuries BCE. Source/ Museum: Archaeological Museum, Tehran, Iran Medium: gold Size: n/a

Title: Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes. Persepolis, Iran Artist: n/a Date: ca. 500 BCE. Source/ Museum: n/a Medium: n/a Size: n/a

Title: Bull capital, from Persepolis. Artist: n/a Date: ca. 500 BCE. Source/ Museum: Musée du Louvre, Paris Medium: n/a Size: n/a

Title: Looters at the archaeological site of Isin, Southern Iraq Artist: n/a Date: 'January, 2004 Source/ Museum: n/a Medium: n/a Size: n/a

Title: Darius and Xerxes Giving Audience. Artist: n/a Date: ca. 490 BCE. Source/ Museum: Archaeological Museum, Tehran, Iran Medium: limestone Size: height 8' 4" (2.5 m)

Title: Shapur I Triumphing over the Roman Emperors Philip the Arab and Valerian, Naksh-I-Rustam (near Persepolis), Iran Artist: n/a Date: 260-272 CE. Source/ Museum: n/a Medium: n/a Size: n/a

Title: Palace of Shapur I. Ctesiphon, Iraq Artist: n/a Date: 242-272 CE. Source/ Museum: n/a Medium: n/a Size: n/a

Title: King Peroz I Hunting Gazelles Artist: n/a Date: late 5th century CE. Source/ Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Fletcher Fund, 1934 (34.33) Medium: silver-gilt engraved,embossed, and inlaid with niello Size: diameter 8 5/8" (21.9 cm); height 1 7/8" (4.6 cm)