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Sumerian Male Head
This head, broken at the neck, depicts a beardless male figure. The male is in an attentive pose: his forehead is furrowed, his eyes are...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read


SUMERIAN TERRACOTTA CUNEIFORM FOUNDATION CONE SECOND DYNASTY OF LAGASH, REIGN OF GUDEA
A SUMERIAN TERRACOTTA CUNEIFORM FOUNDATION CONE SECOND DYNASTY OF LAGASH, REIGN OF GUDEA, CIRCA 2141-2122 B.C. Inscribed with ten columns...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read


SUMERIAN COPPER PROTOME EARLY DYNASTIC III, CIRCA 2550-2250 B.C.
A SUMERIAN COPPER PROTOME EARLY DYNASTIC III, CIRCA 2550-2250 B.C. In the form of a bull-man, cast with thick walls, the oval face with...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read


SUMERIAN LAPIS LAZULI AND GOLD BEAD NECKLACE CIRCA LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
A SUMERIAN LAPIS LAZULI AND GOLD BEAD NECKLACE CIRCA LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. Composed of twenty-seven ribbed melon-shaped...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read


FOUR SUMERIAN TERRACOTTA CUNEIFORM CONES CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
FOUR SUMERIAN TERRACOTTA CUNEIFORM CONES CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. Each of tapering form with a rounded flaring head, inscribed in...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read


EIGHT NEO-SUMERIAN AND OLD BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEALS CIRCA 2100-1600 B.C.
TWELVE NEO-SUMERIAN AND OLD BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEALS CIRCA 2100-1600 B.C. Including one of dark stone with worshipper being led towards...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read


FIVE SUMERIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLETS THIRD DYNASTY OF UR, CIRCA 2112-2004 B.C.
FIVE SUMERIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLETS THIRD DYNASTY OF UR, CIRCA 2112-2004 B.C. Price realised USD 15,000 Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read


SEVEN SUMERIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLETS THIRD DYNASTY OF UR, CIRCA 2112-2004 B.C.
SEVEN SUMERIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLETS THIRD DYNASTY OF UR, CIRCA 2112-2004 B.C. SEVEN SUMERIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLETS THIRD DYNASTY OF...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read


FIVE ASIATIC CYLINDER SEALS CIRCA LATE 3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
FIVE WESTERN ASIATIC CYLINDER SEALS CIRCA LATE 3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. FIVE WESTERN ASIATIC CYLINDER SEALS CIRCA LATE 3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read


MESOPOTAMIAN CHALCEDONY DUCK WEIGHT CIRCA LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
A MESOPOTAMIAN CHALCEDONY DUCK WEIGHT CIRCA LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. A MESOPOTAMIAN CHALCEDONY DUCK WEIGHT CIRCA LATE 2ND-EARLY...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read


ACHAEMENID DARK STONE COLUMN BASE FRAGMENT CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Lot 29 AN ACHAEMENID DARK STONE COLUMN BASE FRAGMENT CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. AN ACHAEMENID DARK STONE COLUMN BASE FRAGMENT CIRCA...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read


NEO-BABYLONIAN MUSHHUSHU-DRAGON STAMP SEAL 626-539 BC
NEAR EASTERN NEO-BABYLONIAN MUSHHUSHU-DRAGON STAMP SEAL 626-539 BC A hardstone ellipsoid stamp seal with design depicting a standing...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read


KASSITE CYLINDER SEAL WITH GOD UTU AND 'MERMAN' 14th-12th century BC
WESTERN ASIATIC KASSITE CYLINDER SEAL WITH GOD UTU AND 'MERMAN' 14th-12th century BC A large cylinder seal made of dark brown stone with...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read


WESTERN ASIATIC KASSITE CYLINDER SEAL OF SON OF KING KURIGALZU 14th century BC
WESTERN ASIATIC KASSITE CYLINDER SEAL OF SON OF KING KURIGALZU 14th century BC A carved pink chalcedony cylinder seal with nine columns...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read


NEO-SUMERIAN PALACE MESSENGER TABLET FROM IRI-SAGRIG Dated 2027 BC
WESTERN ASIATIC NEO-SUMERIAN PALACE MESSENGER TABLET FROM IRI-SAGRIG Dated 2027 BC A clay pillow-shaped messenger tablet from an...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20182 min read


KASSITE CYLINDER SEAL WITH A PRAYER TO NANNA FOR DIVINE FAVOUR 1400-1100 BC
WESTERN ASIATIC KASSITE CYLINDER SEAL WITH A PRAYER TO NANNA FOR DIVINE FAVOUR 1400-1100 BC A banded agate cylinder seal with two figures...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read


NEO-ELAMITE CYLINDER SEAL FOR URAK SON OF AKSHISHI 6th-5th century BC
WESTERN ASIATIC NEO-ELAMITE CYLINDER SEAL FOR URAK SON OF AKSHISHI 6th-5th century BC A drum-shaped banded agate cylinder seal with...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read


MESOPOTAMIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH BEARDED MALE BETWEEN WINGED HORSES 9th-6th century B
WESTERN ASIATIC MESOPOTAMIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH BEARDED MALE BETWEEN WINGED HORSES 9th-6th century BC An amethyst cylinder seal with...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read


MITANNIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH HERO SCENE Early 2nd millennium BC
WESTERN ASIATIC MITANNIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH HERO SCENE Early 2nd millennium BC A carved haematite cylinder seal with a robed figure with...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read


NEO-SUMERIAN CUNEIFORM ECONOMIC TABLET FOR KING IBBI-SIN Ur III, dated 2026 BC
WESTERN ASIATIC NEO-SUMERIAN CUNEIFORM ECONOMIC TABLET FOR KING IBBI-SIN Ur III, dated 2026 BC A clay pillow-shaped economic tablet (a...

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
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