Stele of Naram-Sin. 2254–2218 BCE. Height 6'6”.
The Ancient Near East.
Ruins of the Anu Ziggurat and White Temple. c. 3300–3000 BCE.
Plan of the Anu Ziggurat and White Temple. c. 3300–3000 BCE.
Cuneiform Writing – Stylus.
Cuneiform Writing – Symbols.
Carved Vessel (View 1). c. 3300–3000 BCE. Height 36”.
Carved Vessel (View 2). c. 3300–3000 BCE. Height 36”.
Votive Figures. c. 2900–2600 BCE. Height of largest figure approx. 30”.
Face of a Woman (Known as the Warka Head). c. 3300–3000 BCE.
Height approx. 8".
Cylinder Seal and Its Modern Impression. c. 2600–2500 BCE.
Height 1 9/16”; diameter 25/32”.
Head of a Man (known as Akkadian Ruler). c. 2300–2200 BCE.
Height 14 3/8”.
Katherine and Leonard Woolley (Above) Excavating at Ur in 1937,
Beside Two Archaeological Assistants in One of the Royal Burials. 1937.
The Great Lyre with Bull's Head. c. 2600–2500 BCE.
Height of head 14”; height of front panel 13”,
maximum length of lyre 55 1/2”; height of upright back arm 46 1/2”.
Front Panel, the Sound Box of the Great Lyre. Height 12 1/4  4 1/2”.
Nanna Ziggurat. c. 2100–2050 BCE.
Votive Statue of Gudea. c. 2090 BCE. Height 29”.
Stele of Hammurabi. c. 1792–1750 BCE.
Height of stele approx. 7'; height of relief 28”.
Lion Gate. c. 1400 BCE.
Assurnasirpal II Killing Lions. c. 875–860 BCE. Height approx. 39".
Reconstruction Drawing of the Citadel and Palace Complex of Sargon II.
c. 721–706 BCE.
Detail of Enemies Crossing the Euphrates to Escape Assyrian Archers.
c. 875–860 BCE. Height approx. 39”.
Guardian Figures at Gate A of the Citadel of Sargon II
During Its Excavation. c. 721–706 BCE.
Assurbanipal and His Queen in the Garden. c. 647 BCE. Height approx. 21".
Woman Spinning. c. 8th–7th century BCE. 3 5/8  5 1/8”.
Reconstruction Drawing of Babylon in the 6th Century BCE.
Ishtar Gate and Throne Room Wall. c. 575 BCE.
Height of gate originally 40’, with towers rising 100’.
Air View of the Ceremonial Complex, Persepolis. 518–c. 460 BCE.
Apadana (Audience Hall) of Darius and Xerxes. 518–c. 460 BCE.
Darius and Xerxes Receiving Tribute. 491–486 BCE. Height 8'4”.