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This sandstone fragment of a column depicts striding animals. Second Century CE. From Madain Saleh, in modern-day Saudia Arabia. (Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, Turkey).

Diorite statue of a standing male, who was a governor of Tura-Dagan (Mari, modern-day Tell Harriri, Syria), Old Babylonian Period, 1894-1594 BCE. The statue was brought from Mari to Babylon as war booty during the Neo-Babylonian Period. From...

Double handed terracotta jar, from the city of Boğazköy, central Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. 8th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Terracotta pot, from the city of Boğazköy, central Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. 7th to 6th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Stone Seal from Gordion (Gordium), the capital city of ancient Phrygia, in modern-day Turkey. First half of the 1st century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Single-handed mug. Baked clay. From Yazilikaya (City of Midas), in modern-day Turkey. 7th-6th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Single-handed spouted jug from "Tumulus K.III" at Gordion (Gordium), in modern-day Turkey. Mid-8th century to early 7th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Bowl from "Tumulus K.III" at Gordion (Gordium), in modern-day Turkey. Mid-8th century to early 7th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Double-handed terracotta jar from Phrygia, in modern-day Turkey. 7th-6th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Terracotta jar from Phrygia, in modern-day Turkey. 7th-6th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).