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These three frontlets were found inside Well AJ at the North-West Palace at Nimrud (in modern-day Nineveh Governorate, Iraq). They are part of the so-called "Classical Phoenician" hinged frontlets of Group 2...

This carved ivory statue was made of different ivory pieces, which were joined together. The legs are now missing. It depicts an adult Assyrian beardless male figure. He stands in a gesture of worship. It...

This is one of the Hatra Galleries where several statues and artifacts from Hatra are displayed. The Iraq Museum, Baghdad.

Abu Bint Deimon was the wife of Sanatruq I (reigned c. 140 - 180 CE), king of Hatra. This is a detail of the upper part of the statue. It represents one of the finest sculptures from Hatra. She wears an elaborate...

This building was constructed and added to the original 2-story building of the Iraq Museum between 2012-2013 CE. This is where the visitors enter the museum, do the security check, keep their...

Hevajra; China; Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1424 CE), c. 1417–1423 CE; silk embroidery; 51 3/5 x 32 in. (131 x 81 cm); Pritzker Collection; photograph by Hughes Dubois

Panjaranatha Mahakala; Tibet; 14th century CE; steatite with color and gilding; 7 x 4 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 3.8 cm); The Metropolitan Museum of Art; gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015; 2015.500.4.18

Kublai (Qubilai) Khan Naming Phakpa Imperial Preceptor, c. 1270 CE; attributed to Khyentse Chenmo (flourished 1450s–1490s CE); Tibet; late 15th–16th century CE; pigments on cloth; 32 1/4 x 20 in. (82.6 x...

Initiation of Kublai (Qubilai) Khan and Offering Tibet to Phakpa in 1264 CE; Tibet; c. 16th–17th century; pigments on cloth; 24 1/4 x 15 1/8 in. (61.5 x 38.4 cm); Rubin Museum of Art; C2002.3.2 (HAR 65046)

Raven-Headed Mahakala; Bhutan; early to mid-19th century CE; pigments on cloth; 27 7/8 x 20 in. (70.8 x 50.8 cm); Rubin Museum of Art; C2006.42.8 (HAR 89189)