TREASURES OF THE
IRAQ MUSEUM IN BAGHDAD



Traveling Exhibition
Photo Archive



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Relief plaque of two boxers. Provenance unknown. Old Babylonian, c. 2040-1750 BC. Terracotta, c. h. 8.3 cm, w. 8.2 cm. IM 10039.



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IM 24275.



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Stele of Lama, divine protectress. Uruk/Warka. Kassite Dynasty, reign of Nazi-Maruttash, 1307-1282 BC. Limestone, h. 75 cm, w. c. 30 cm. IM 59247.



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(LEFT) IM 51940
(RIGHT) IM 51942



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Inscribed lion. Uruk/Warka. Kassite Dynasty, c. 1500-1155 BC. Terracotta, l. 16 cm, h. 5 cm. IM 11951.



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Fragment of painted, glazed tile. Nineveh/Kuyunjik. Neo-Assyrian, 8th century BC. Terracotta, h. 37 cm, w. 13.5 cm. IM 25955.



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Relief plaque of god in combat with griffin. Kalhu/Nimrud. Neo-Assyrian, 8th century BC. Ivory, h. 10.5, w. 5.5 cm. IM 65318.



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Back of throne or headboards of bed with five figures. Kalhu/Nimrud. Neo-Assyrian, 8th century BC. Ivory, h. 46 cm, l. 62 cm. IM 61898.



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Head of lion. Kalhu/Nimrud. Neo-Assyrian, 8th century BC. Ivory, h. 6 cm, diam. 5 cm. IM 56635.



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Relief of charging bull. Kalhu/Nimrud. Neo-Assyrian, 8th century BC. Ivory, h. 5.3 cm, l. 13 cm. IM 65503.





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Photo source: Tesouros Do Museu De Bagdade, exhibition catalog by Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisboa, 1965. Special thanks to Tom Nieuwenhuis, Amsterdam.

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