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Stele of Hammurabi and Shamash, from Susa, Iran, ca. 1780 BCE. Basalt.
Female head (Inanna?), from Uruk, Iraq, ca. 3200-3000 BCE. Marble.
Presentation of offerings to Inanna (Warka Vase), from Uruk (modern Warka), Iraq, ca. 3200-3000 BCE. Alabaster.
Statuettes of two worshipers, from the Square Temple at Eshnunna, Iraq, ca. 2700 BCE. Gypsum inlaid with shell and black limestone. 
Fragment of the victory stele of Eannatum (Stele of the Vultures), from Girsu (modern Telloh), Iraq, ca. 2600-2500 BCE. Limestone.
War side of the Standard of Ur, from tomb 779, Royal Cemetery, Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq, ca. 2600 BCE. Wood inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli and red limestone.
Peace side of the Standard of Ur, from tomb 779, Royal Cemetery, Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq, ca. 2600 BCE. Wood inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli and red limestone.
Bull-headed lyre from tomb 789 (“King’s Grave”), Royal Cemetery, Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq, ca. 2600 BCE. Lyre: Gold leaf with lapis lazuli over a wooden core. Sound Box: Wood with inlaid gold, lapis lazuli and shell. 
Banquet scene, cylinder seal and its modern impression, from the tomb of Pu-abi (tomb 800), Royal Cemetery, Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq, ca. 2600 BCE. Lapis lazuli.
Head of an Akkadian ruler, from Nineveh (modern Kuyunjik), Iraq, ca. 2250-2200 BCE. Copper.
Victory stele of Naram-Sin, from Susa, Iran, ca. 2254-2218 BCE. Pink sandstone.
Votive disk of Enheduanna, from Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq, ca. 2300-2275 BCE. Alabaster.
Seated statue of Gudea holding temple plan, from Girsu (modern Telloh), Iraq, ca. 2100 BCE. Diorite.
Lion Gate, Hattusa (modern Boghazköy), Turkey, ca. 1400 BCE.
Statue of Queen Napir-Asu, from Susa, Iran, ca. 1350-1300 BCE. Bronze and copper.
Lamassu (winged, human-headed bull), from the citadel of Sargon II, Dur Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad), Iraq, ca. 720-705 BCE. Limestone.
Assyrian archers pursuing enemies, relief from the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Kalhu (modern Nimrud), Iraq, ca. 875-860 BCE. Gypsum.
Ashurbanipal hunting lions, relief from the North Palace of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh (modern Kuyunjik), Iraq, ca. 645-640 BCE. Gypsum.
Ishtar Gate (restored), Babylon, Iraq, ca. 575 BCE.
Processional frieze (detail) on the terrace of the apadana, Persepolis, Iran, ca. 521-465 BCE. Limestone.
Triumph of Shapur I over Valerian, rock-cut relief, Bishapur, Iran, ca. 260 CE.
Stele of Hammurabi and Shamash, from Susa, Iran, ca. 1780 BCE. Basalt.
Female head (Inanna?), from Uruk, Iraq, ca. 3200-3000 BCE. Marble.
Presentation of offerings to Inanna (Warka Vase), from Uruk (modern Warka), Iraq, ca. 3200-3000 BCE. Alabaster.
Statuettes of two worshipers, from the Square Temple at Eshnunna, Iraq, ca. 2700 BCE. Gypsum inlaid with shell and black limestone. 
Fragment of the victory stele of Eannatum (Stele of the Vultures), from Girsu (modern Telloh), Iraq, ca. 2600-2500 BCE. Limestone.
War side of the Standard of Ur, from tomb 779, Royal Cemetery, Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq, ca. 2600 BCE. Wood inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli and red limestone.
Peace side of the Standard of Ur, from tomb 779, Royal Cemetery, Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq, ca. 2600 BCE. Wood inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli and red limestone.
Bull-headed lyre from tomb 789 (“King’s Grave”), Royal Cemetery, Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq, ca. 2600 BCE. Lyre: Gold leaf with lapis lazuli over a wooden core. Sound Box: Wood with inlaid gold, lapis lazuli and shell. 
Banquet scene, cylinder seal and its modern impression, from the tomb of Pu-abi (tomb 800), Royal Cemetery, Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq, ca. 2600 BCE. Lapis lazuli.
Head of an Akkadian ruler, from Nineveh (modern Kuyunjik), Iraq, ca. 2250-2200 BCE. Copper.
Victory stele of Naram-Sin, from Susa, Iran, ca. 2254-2218 BCE. Pink sandstone.
Votive disk of Enheduanna, from Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq, ca. 2300-2275 BCE. Alabaster.
Seated statue of Gudea holding temple plan, from Girsu (modern Telloh), Iraq, ca. 2100 BCE. Diorite.
Lion Gate, Hattusa (modern Boghazköy), Turkey, ca. 1400 BCE.
Statue of Queen Napir-Asu, from Susa, Iran, ca. 1350-1300 BCE. Bronze and copper.
Lamassu (winged, human-headed bull), from the citadel of Sargon II, Dur Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad), Iraq, ca. 720-705 BCE. Limestone.
Assyrian archers pursuing enemies, relief from the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Kalhu (modern Nimrud), Iraq, ca. 875-860 BCE. Gypsum.
Ashurbanipal hunting lions, relief from the North Palace of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh (modern Kuyunjik), Iraq, ca. 645-640 BCE. Gypsum.
Ishtar Gate (restored), Babylon, Iraq, ca. 575 BCE.
Processional frieze (detail) on the terrace of the apadana, Persepolis, Iran, ca. 521-465 BCE. Limestone.
Triumph of Shapur I over Valerian, rock-cut relief, Bishapur, Iran, ca. 260 CE.