CDR-2207: SR Set: Ancient Near Eastern: Architecture and Sculpture

This selection draws heavily on the collections in the Louvre and the Metropolitan museums and includes important representative objects from the major cultures of the Ancient Near East: Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Elamite, Sumerian, Achaemenid Persian, Sassanian, and Parthian, as well as Neolithic and Iron Age objects. Included are the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, the Stele of Hammurabi, statues of Gudea, and the statue of Queen Napirasu. Sites photographed include Persepolis and the tombs and relief sculpture at Naqsh-i Rustam, including the Sassanian Triumph of Shapur I.

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261 images from Saskia, Ltd. 85 images from Bridgeman Art Library 81 images from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Jcc-0001
Title: Belt Plaque with Deer and Birds
Date: ca. 280-350
Description: Overall view
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jcc-0002
Title: Beaker with birds and animals
Date: ca. 399-300 BCE
Description: Total
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jcc-0003
Title: Round Ornament
Date: 1st millenium BCE
Description: Total
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jcc-0004
Title: Brooch in the form of a stag
Date: ca. 10-200
Description: Total
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jic-0076
Title: Standing Gudea, Prince of Lagash
Date: ca. 2130 BCE
Description: Total
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jic-0100
Title: Capital with kneeling bull protomes and double volutes
Date: ca. 510 BCE
Description: Total from front left
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jic-0101
Title: Capital with kneeling bull protomes and double volutes
Date: ca. 510 BCE
Description: close detail: head of bull from front
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jic-0102
Title: Capital with kneeling bull protomes and double volutes
Date: ca. 510 BCE
Description: bulls from front left
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jic-0103
Title: Capital with kneeling bull protomes and double volutes
Date: ca. 510 BCE
Description: bulls from front
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jic-0502
Title: Vessel terminating in the forepart of a fantastic leonine creature
Date: ca. 499-400 BCE
Description: Total from left
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jic-0840
Title: Seated Statue of Gudea
Date: ca. 2150?2100 BCE
Description: Total from front left
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jic-0842
Title: Seated Statue of Gudea
Date: ca. 2150?2100 BCE
Description: detail of seated figure
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jic-0844
Title: Head of a ruler
Date: ca. 2300?2000 BCE
Description: Total from right front
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0500
Title: Ram Head Finial
Date: ca. 550-450 BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0501
Title: Gold Dagger
Date: ca. 550-400 BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0503
Title: Plaque with horned lion-griffins
Date: ca. 550-300 BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0504
Title: Fluted gold bowl
Date: ca. 522-405 BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0505
Title: Head of a horned animal (Ibex Head)
Date: ca. 550-400 BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0505a
Title: Head of a horned animal (Ibex Head)
Date: ca. 550-400 BCE
Description: Total from right front
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0506
Title: Antelope pendant
Date: ca. 400-331 BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0507
Title: Drinking Vessel in Shape of Horse's Head
Date: ca. 550-400 BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0508
Title: Two Ornaments, Opposed Lions and Single Lion with Decoration in Relief
Date: ca. 499-300 BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0509
Title: Lion Heads
Date: ca. 400-331 BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0510
Title: Drinking Bowl with Inscription in Old Persian
Date: 464-424 BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0511
Title: Drinking Bowl with Inscription in Old Persian
Date: 464-424 BCE
Description: detail of inscription
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0513
Title: Rhyton in the shape of an ibex
Date: ca. 500 BCE
Description: Total from front right
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0514
Title: Axe head
Date: 6th - 5th century BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0515
Title: Axe head
Date: 6th - 5th century BCE
Description: silver shaft, iron carving
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0516
Title: Bull Vessel
Date: ca. 1000 BCE
Description: Total from front left
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0517
Title: Pottery Vessels (Bird Vessel at left)
Date: ca. 1000 BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0518
Title: Rhyton
Date: ca. 1st century BCE
Description: Total from front left
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0519
Title: Bull Cauldron Attachment
Date: ca. 7th century BCE
Description: Total from front right
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0520
Title: Mace
Date: ca. 1000 BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0521
Title: Vessel with six animal friezes
Date: ca. 1000 BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0522
Title: Mace head
Date: ca. 1000 BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0523
Title: Statuette of a female
Date: ca. 1000 BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0525
Title: Top of standard with male figures and flanking ibexes attacked by dogs
Date: ca. 1100 BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0526
Title: Cup with a frieze of gazelles
Date: ca. 1000 BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0527a
Title: Pin with recumbent lion
Date: ca. 899-800 BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
 
Jii-0528
Title: Ivory Fragments
Date: ca. 899-800 BCE
Description: Total from front center
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.