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The cuneiform inscription on this octagonal spindle-shaped clay prism narrates the military campaigns of the Neo-Assyrian king Sargon II (reigned 722 - 705 BCE). Neo-Assyrian period, late 8th century BCE. From Nineveh, in modern-day Ninawa...

The cuneiform inscription on this hexagonal clay prism narrates the construction works of a palace at the city of Nimrud by the Neo-Assyrian king Esarhaddon (reigned 680 - 669 BCE). Neo-Assyrian Period, 7th century BCE. From Nimrud, in modern-day...

The cuneiform inscription on this octagonal (8 facets) clay prism narrates the military campaigns of the Neo-Assyrian king Sennacherib (reigned 704 - 681 BCE). Neo-Assyrian period, early 7th century BCE. From Nineveh, in modern-day Ninawa...

Only this fragment of a large stele has survived. On the surface, the Assyrian and Babylonian kings were carved in relief. The cuneiform inscription narrates a political treaty between them. The faces of the kings were deliberately vandalized...

This is one of the finest examples of the so-called "cow-and-calf" motif and is the only known to date to have been carved in the distinctive style of the "Ornate Group". On the right, a cow stands and turns her head toward her suckling calf...

This cylinder was fragmented into two or three main parts when it was found, although it was carved from one large tusk. The scene depicts an unidentified Egyptian pharaoh wearing the blue crown (khepresh; with a uraeus at the front) of Egypt...

A modern statue of Oda Nobunaga who was the foremost military leader of Japan from 1568 to 1582 CE. Kiyosu park, Aichi, Japan. (Image cropped)

A 16th century CE portrait of Oda Nobunaga who was the foremost military leader of Japan from 1568 to 1582 CE. Painted by Kano Soshu. (Toyota, Aichi, Japan)

This limestone slab was inscribed with an Aramaic inscription. The name of the city of "Hatra" as the center of the region "Araba" appears. From the 11th temple at Hatra, Ninawa Governorate, Iraq. Parthian period, 1st to 3rd century CE. On...

This alabaster jar is inscribed with Elamite, Old Persian, and Neo-Babylonian cuneiforms. A cartouche of the Achaemenid king Xerxes I also appears. From Nimrud, in modern-day Ninawa Governorate, Iraq. Regin of Xerxes I, 486–465 BCE. On display...