Art

Art from Iraq

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Saluting Protective Spirit 883–859 BCE Lioness c. 2100 BCE Statue of Gudea c. 2144–2124 BCE Head of a Bull 3000–2000 BCE Bull Procession Cup c. 3100–2900 BCE Head of Gudea, ensi of Lagash 2144–2124 BCE Three physicians preparing medicine, from an Arabic translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides Abdallah ibn al-Fadl · 1224 Text page from a Materia Medica of Dioscorides Abdallah ibn al-Fadl · c. 1224 Folio from an Arabic translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides Abdallah ibn al-Fadl · 1224 Jar with Floral and Geometric Design Iraq · Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258), 9th century "Foundation Nail" of Gudea c. 2100 BCE Bull Calf Polemount c. 2700 BCE Striding Goat c. 3200–3000 BCE Luxury Ewer Extending Good Fortune to the Owner Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili · 1223 Lion-headed Stand 1150–1220 Stamp Seal Unknown · 626–539 B.C. Embroidered border and field of animals in large roundels 1000s–1100s Luster Bowl with Man Holding a Banner 900s Statuette of a Striding Figure Ancient Mesopotamian · 3000-2800 BCE Stamp Seal Unknown · 626–539 B.C. Bowl with Incised Inscription 800s Dragon-headed Stand 1200s Dragon-headed Stand 1200s Dragon-headed Stand 1200s Bahram Chubineh captured by Khusrau Parviz (verso), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025) c. 1299 Khusrau Parviz Fleeing Bahram Chubineh and Being Saved by Angel Sarush (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025) c. 1299 Episodes from the Reigns of Khusrau Parviz and Nushirwan from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025) c. 1299 Dish with Splashes of Green 830–900 Bowl 800s–900s Hand Drummer 900–700 BCE Luxury Inlaid Container c. 1250–1350 Seal Amulet in the form of a Lion's Head 3800–3500 BCE Amulet Seal in the Form of a Bull c. 3250 BCE Qur'an Manuscript Folio (recto) 800s–900s Decorative Plaque: Browsing Stag 900–800 BCE Decorative Plaque: Cow Nursing Its Calf 900–800 BCE Decorative Plaque: Ram-Headed Sphinxes Flanking a Sacred Tree 900–800 BCE Tetradrachm Unknown · n.d. Earthenware Jug painted with Blue and Turquoise 800s Embroidered cotton tiraz 991–1031 Decorative Plaque: Winged Sphinx 900–800 BCE Cylinder Seal c. 3000 BCE Fragment with star pattern and griffins 950–1050 Fragment with Inscription dated 818 (AH 203), but before 1978 Fragment with peacocks and inscription 1000–1100s Fragment before 1961 Fragment before 1952 Fragment before 1968