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19th century CE statue of Ambiorix, prince of the Eburones (1st century BCE), in Tongeren, Belgium.

Ivory figure of a griffin-headed demon, from Altıntepe, an Urartian fortress and temple located in eastern Anatolia, 8-7th BCE. Museum of Anatolian Civilisation, Ankara.

Mural painting uncovered in the Urartian temple at Altıntepe. The painting is made of clay and plaster and features winged demons standing on either side of a sacred tree with plants, flowers and geometric motifs. 8th - 6th century BCE. (Museum...

Copper. The weight range: chalkos e.g. – 1,3-3,1 gr., dichalkon e.g. – 3,7-5 gr., tetrachalkon e.g. – 6,1 gr. d≈14 mm. Obverse: Caps of Dioscuri, surmounted by six, or eight-pointed stars. Reverse: Thyrsos of Dionysus, i.e. of Mithridates...

Silver. The weights range from 3,2 to 3,7 gr. Obverse: Head of beardless man, diademed and crowned with the rays, right (Helios with Gnaeus Pompejus’ features). Reverse: Tyche seated on a throne, wearing a tall crown, right. Vessel...

Pure gold. Weight – 8,5 gr. d=17/18 mm. Obverse: Diademed head of Alexander the Great, right, wearing horn of Ammon. Reverse: Athena Pallas enthroned, left, holding Nike in an open right hand and resting left hand on the arm of the...

The Empire of Tigranes II, or Tigranes the Great, who ruled as the king of Armenia from c. 95 to c. 56 BCE.

A coin of Tigranes the Great, king of Armenia from c. 95 to c. 56 BCE.

A map showing the extent of the Armenian Empire under the Artaxiad ruler Tigranes the Great (r. c. 95 - c. 56 BCE)

This gold strainer was roughly shaped and has a short handle. It was found at the bottom of the pit of Queen Puabi's grave. Beer and wine were drunk in Mesopotamia from at least the fourth millennium BCE and it is possible that the strainer...