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Bust of a Priest from Uruk
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Bust of a Priest from Uruk

Grey alabaster statue of a male priest, found inside a pottery vessel in the ancient city of Uruk by a German archaeological team from the German Oriental Society in 1929-1930. Probably, it was buried after it got broken. Its height is about...
The Bassetki Statue at the Iraq Museum
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

The Bassetki Statue at the Iraq Museum

This statue weighs about 150 Kg and is made of pure copper, a more difficult casting that requires a much higher temperature than that of bronze. The diameter of the rounded pedestal is about 67 cm and the height of the surviving statue is...
The Warka Vase at the Iraq Museum
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

The Warka Vase at the Iraq Museum

A young man stands before and skims the votive Vase of Warka, one of the priceless objects in the Iraq Museum and represents one of the earliest surviving narrative art. The man was included in the image for comparison with the Vase's size...
Lama Zhang
Image by The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art

Lama Zhang

Lama Zhang (1123–1193 CE); Tibet; 14th century CE; bronze; 4.3 x 3.5 in. (11 x 9 cm); The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art; 85.04.0650
Facade of Inanna Temple from Uruk at the Iraq Museum
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Facade of Inanna Temple from Uruk at the Iraq Museum

This is part of the facade of the temple of goddess Inanna at Uruk (modern-day Warka, southern Iraq) and is made of bricks. There are standing male and female deities in alternating niches. Both hold a vase, pouring water in double streams...
A Pair of Lions from Tell Harmal at the Iraq Museum
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

A Pair of Lions from Tell Harmal at the Iraq Museum

These two terracotta lions were found at the entrance to the Dagan Temple at Tell Harmal (ancient Shaduppum), in the eastern outskirt of Baghdad. The temple was a typical Old-Babylonian one, with a short staircase made of mudbricks and flanked...
Coin of King Ezana I
Image by Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.

Coin of King Ezana I

A silver coin of Ezana I (r. c. 303-350 CE), king of the African kingdom of Axum (1st-8th century CE) on the coast of the Red Sea (modern Ethiopia & Eritrea). Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com
Model of an Axum Palace
Image by A. Davey

Model of an Axum Palace

A model of a palace/fortress structure at Axum, capital of the African kingdom of Axum (1st-8th century CE) on the coast of the Red Sea (modern Ethiopia & Eritrea). (Archaeological Museum of Axum, Ethiopia)
Map of Kingdom of Axum
Image by Yom

Map of Kingdom of Axum

A map indicating the area controlled by the African kingdom of Axum (1st-8th century CE) on the coast of the Red Sea.
Saint Frumentius
Image by Unknown Artist

Saint Frumentius

A modern representation of Saint Frumentius who is credited with introducing the African kingdom of Axum to Christianity in the mid-4th century CE.
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