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Guardian figure, from palace of [King] Sargon II, [Dur Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad, Iraq)].
Sculpture; Bulls; Cattle; Animals; Men; Heads (Anatomy); Beards; Hairstyles; Headdresses; Headgear; Crowns
From the entrance to the throne room.
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Palace at Nineveh (modern Kuyunjik, Iraq), relief, Assurbanipal [Ashurbanipal] and His Queen in the Garden.
Architecture; Buildings; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Castles & palaces; Houses; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Architectural sculpture; Storytelling; Celebrations; Victory celebrations; Leisure;...
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Babylon in 6th century BCE, reconstruction drawing.
Architecture; Cities & towns; Buildings; Gates; City walls; Walls; Arches; Towers; Battlements; Facades; Religious facilities; Castles & palaces; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Houses; Roofs; Architectural elements; Gardens; Trees;...
"In this view, the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, with its famous Hanging Gardens, can be seen just behind and to the right of the Ishtar Gate, to the west of the Processional Way. The Marduk Ziggurat looms up in the far distance on the east...
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Babylon, Ishtar Gate and throne room wall.
Architecture; Architectural elements; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Gates; City walls; Walls; Arches; Battlements; Towers; Animals; Wild cats; Lions; Bulls; Cattle; Locomotion; Animal locomotion; Symbols; Trees; Plants; Patterns...
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Ceramic beaker, from Susa, Iran.
Sculpture; Pottery; Drinking vessels; Containers; Animals; Dogs; Birds; Horns (Animal); Patterns (Design elements)
Ceramic, painted in brown glaze.
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Woman Spinning, from Susa (modern Shush, Iran).
Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Spinning; Sitting; Domestic life; Women; Women domestics; Servants; Working class; Employees; Social classes; Clothing & dress; Borders (Ornament areas); Fans (Accessories); Hairstyles; Thread; Spinning apparatus;...
Relief fragment.
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Ceremonial complex, Persepolis, Iran, plan.
Architecture; Buildings; Dwellings; Castles & palaces; Residential facilities; Houses; Rooms & spaces; Ceremonial rooms; Reception rooms; Halls; Treasuries; Gates; Gatehouses; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Drawings;...
Includes: main gate; gatehouse; Apadana (audience hall); Palace of Darius I; Palace of Xerxes I; treasury; throne room, or Hall of 100 Columns.
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Ceremonial complex, Persepolis, Iran, Apadana (audience hall) of Darius and Xerxes, general view.
Architecture; Ruins; Archaeological sites; Castles & palaces; Buildings; Ceremonial rooms; Reception rooms; Halls; Rooms & spaces; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Terraces; Inclined planes; Stairways; Walls; Sculpture;...
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Ceremonial complex, Persepolis, Iran, column with capital (double bull).
Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Capitals (Columns); Animals; Bulls; Cattle; Horns (Animal); Reconstructions
Partially reconstructed column with complete capital (double bull).
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Ceremonial complex, Persepolis, Iran, Apadana (audience hall) of Darius and Xerxes, stairway, relief detail, Darius and Xerxes Receiving Tribute.
Architecture; Ruins; Archaeological sites; Castles & palaces; Buildings; Ceremonial rooms; Reception rooms; Halls; Rooms & spaces; Stairways; Walls; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Architectural sculpture;...
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Torque with lion's head terminals.
Jewelry; Necklaces; Neckwear; Clothing & dress; Decorative arts; Metalwork; Goldwork; Heads (Anatomy); Animals; Lions; Wild cats
From Susa (modern Shush, Iran).
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Torque with lion's head terminals, diagram, one of the terminals.
Jewelry; Necklaces; Neckwear; Clothing & dress; Metalwork; Goldwork; Decorative arts; Animals; Lions; Wild cats; Heads (Anatomy); Processes & techniques; Drawings; Diagrams
From Susa (modern Shush, Iran), diagram of one of the lion's head terminals. Elements included are: empty wells, inlay, filigree wire. From the "Technique: Persian Metalworking" section of the "Art of the Ancient Near East"...
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