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Stela representing a Woman
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Small Jar
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Seal in the Shape of a Lion’s Head

The Seal in the Shape of a Lion’s Head, modeled in the shape of a stylized leonine protome, was carved from a cream-colored limestone veined with red.

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Statuette of an Elephant

Carved from a small limestone monolith, this statuette is certainly one of the first three-dimensional images of elephant in Near Eastern art; moreover, these large mammals were rarely represented in the rich animal iconography of this prominent culture.

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Seal in the shape of a Pig

This seal, modeled in the shape of a stylized pig was carved from a cream-colored limestone.

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Seated Statuette

Although conveying a certain charm, typical of traditional folk art rather than formal representations, this statuette shows highly stylized and naive shapes which do not totally lighten the strength of the rectangular block of stone.

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Sumerian Miniature Jar

This small jar is more elaborate in shape than most other contemporary stone vessels. The perfectly globular body stands on its own despite the absence of base.

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Globular Jar

This jars is in the shape of a drop; the regular, rounded profile of the body is only interrupted in the upper part by a sharp, thick ridge on the neck.

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Conical Bowl

Among the most common forms of Near Eastern pottery, the bowl without handles is presented here in a particular version, with a conical shape.

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Sumerian Conical Stone Bowl

Carved from a block of pink limestone, this large bowl with a rounded profile has a slightly asymmetrical shape and an irregular edge, nevertheless highlighted by a band with a thicker relief.

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Hemispherical Syrian Marble Seal with Animals

This seal was carved from a whitish limestone with darker undulated veins that give the impression of an artificial decoration, although it is perfectly natural.

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Sumerian Marble Seal representing a Dog

This animal, which can certainly be identified as a canid is seated with its legs folded under its body, its head raised and directed towards the viewer.

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