↑ objectName, objectTitle:

objectTitle :

collectionName : collectionName
inventoryNb : inventoryNb
objectName : objectName
objectTitle : objectTitle
objectCulture : objectCulture
geography : geography
dating : dating
material : material
technique : technique
dimensions : dimensions
legalRightOwner : legalRightOwner

objectDescription : objectDescription

↑ , Figurine of a baboon:

Figurine of a baboon :

collectionName : Egypt
inventoryNb : E.00502
objectName :
objectTitle : Figurine of a baboon
objectCulture : Egyptian
geography :
dating : 3000 BC - 2686 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 4,8 cm, Width: 3,5 cm, Depth: 1,8 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : In the Early Dynastic temples of Abydos, Elephantine and Hierakonpolis, archaeologists have found deposits of votive offerings, including small animal figurines, such as lions, pelicans, crocodiles, scorpions, monkeys and frogs. The small faience object represents a baboon and was found during the excavations of W.M.F. Petrie at Abydos. The baboon, known as "the Great White (Hedj-wer)", was worshipped from the Early Dynastic Period and was associated with the god Khentimentiu in Abydos. It might also have been associated with the god of wisdom and writing, Thoth, who was also depicted as a baboon in Egyptian religion. Excavation: Petrie 1902

↑ , Scarab with ichneumon:

Scarab with ichneumon :

collectionName : Egypt
inventoryNb : E.06642
objectName :
objectTitle : Scarab with ichneumon
objectCulture : Egyptian
geography :
dating : 747 BC - 656 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 1,1 cm, Width: 0,7 cm, Depth: 0,5 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : The base of this scarab shows an ostrich feather of the goddess Maat and a mongoose (ichneumon) below a solar disk. The interpretation of this composition remains unclear (it might refer to the god Amon) but it is popular on scarabs from the 25th dynasty.

↑ , Scarab:

Scarab :

collectionName : Egypt
inventoryNb : E.06958b
objectName :
objectTitle : Scarab
objectCulture : Egyptian
geography :
dating : unknown
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 2,7 cm, Width: 2 cm, Depth: 1,3 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : The base of this scarab shows hieroglyphs (“nb”, “Htp”, “di” and “ankh” or “swt” (?)) combined in an unconventional way. The inscription might refer to the sacrificial formula “Htp di nsw”, ‘an offering which the king gives’. Excavation: Oxford Univ. 1933

↑ , Scarab:

Scarab :

collectionName : Egypt
inventoryNb : E.07950c
objectName :
objectTitle : Scarab
objectCulture : Egyptian
geography :
dating : 1186 BC - 715 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 1,8 cm, Width: 1,2 cm, Depth: 0,8 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : The back of this scarab shows a small scarab, a type characteristic for the Ramesside Period. The inscription on the base, with the sphinx, the papyrus “wAdj” and the lotus stalk, is, however, attested on scarabs from the 22nd dynasty. It might mean: “Hs nb tAwy”, ‘praise to the lord of the Two Lands’.

↑ , Pendant with rattle:

Pendant with rattle :

collectionName : Iran
inventoryNb : IR.0119
objectName :
objectTitle : Pendant with rattle
objectCulture : Iranian
geography :
dating : 1400 BC - 601 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 5,7 cm, Width: 3 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : These small objects, in the form of animals, humans or genies, were discovered in large numbers in the Surkh Dim-i Luri sanctuary. Probably they served as votive offerings. They were also found in tombs, and probably held an apotropaic function. IR.0119 is a small rattle with a horned human head on top. The front and back are identical, suggesting that this might represent a Janus head. Similar objects have been found in Susa and Mashid-i Sulaiman.

↑ , Decorated cup:

Decorated cup :

collectionName : Iran
inventoryNb : IR.0231
objectName :
objectTitle : Decorated cup
objectCulture : Iranian
geography :
dating : ca. 4200 BC - 3700 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Dimensions H x D: 26,5 cm, 15,8 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : Geometric motifs are characteristic for Susa I pottery, e.g. this pattern of large zigzag lines between two horizontal bands. The geometric patterns in the corners might refer to irrigation canals, an important element in the life of the early agricultural societies.

↑ , Decorated bowl:

Decorated bowl :

collectionName : Iran
inventoryNb : IR.0236
objectName :
objectTitle : Decorated bowl
objectCulture : Iranian
geography :
dating : ca. 4200 BC - 3700 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Dimensions H x D: 10,5 cm, 21 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : The interior of the bowl is decorated with various geometric patterns, painted in black. The same motif is repeated three times: a large circle surrounds a disc with a square in the centre. The lines in the square might refer to water ripples, making it a stylised representation of a water basin. Just like the images of the irrigation canals, this motif can be associated with early agriculture, in which water was of great importance.

↑ , Necklace with pendants:

Necklace with pendants :

collectionName : Iran
inventoryNb : IR.1156
objectName :
objectTitle : Necklace with pendants
objectCulture : Iranian
geography :
dating : 300 BC - AD 300
material :
technique :
dimensions :
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : Glass paste in various colours and colour combinations was often used as an imitation of semi-precious stones. By using hollow pearls and box-shaped constructions with inlaid semi-precious stones or glass pearls, one could produce impressive, solid-looking gold jewels, without using a large amount of actual gold. It is not certain whether this necklace is a genuine reconstruction, nor that it is complete. A very similar fragment, preserved at the Rijksmuseum voor Oudheden at Leiden, might have the same provenance.

↑ , Stamp seal with geometric decoration:

Stamp seal with geometric decoration :

collectionName : Iran
inventoryNb : IR.2320
objectName :
objectTitle : Stamp seal with geometric decoration
objectCulture : Iranian
geography :
dating : 4500 BC - 3501 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 3 cm, Width: 2,3 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : Rectangular shape. Stamp seal with geometric decoration. Both rectangular and round stamp seals were discovered in Hakalan. They are either pierced or have a pierced lug handle at the back. The purely geometric motifs are common, next to plant and animal motifs. This stamp seal might represent an ear of wheat.

↑ , Fragment of a shell-shaped bowl:

Fragment of a shell-shaped bowl :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.00710
objectName :
objectTitle : Fragment of a shell-shaped bowl
objectCulture : Mesopotamia
geography :
dating : 2255 BC - 2219 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 14 cm, Width: 5 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : When four cylinder seals obtained by the museum from the art dealer E. Géjou, appeared to be forgeries, the Abbot Henri de Genouillac offered this fragment of a shell-shaped dish to the museum as a compensation. The text reads: "Naram-Sin, the mighty, king of the four winds, who shattered the [conquered] head of [the kingdoms] of Armanu and Ebla." According to Old Babylonian copies of Akkadian texts, he did this (metaphorically) with the macehead of the god Dagan, to whom this lamp or dish might have been dedicated. Thanks to the spectacular finds of Paolo Matthiae in Tell Mardikh, Ebla could be identified as the capital of a vast kingdom in Central-Syria. The city of Armanu (previously incorrectly identified as Aleppo, or even Armenia) is often mentioned in the Ebla archives in the form of Armi. More and more researchers believe that it was located in the north of the Ebla empire, near Karkemish (Tell Bazi and/or Tell Banat?).

↑ , Relief slab:

Relief slab :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.00854
objectName :
objectTitle : Relief slab
objectCulture : Mesopotamia
geography :
dating : 1900 BC - 1750 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 7,7 cm, Width: 9,5 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : The symmetrical composition with the two ostriches might be slightly older, and could possibly be related to the production phase of Isin.

↑ , Cylinder seal with quadrupeds and a temple:

Cylinder seal with quadrupeds and a temple :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.01404
objectName :
objectTitle : Cylinder seal with quadrupeds and a temple
objectCulture : Mesopotamia
geography :
dating : 3100 BC - 2900 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 4,7 cm, Width: 4,1 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : Two quadrupeds before a monumental gate (a temple with vase for libations) and a tree. This theme became very popular by the end of the 4th millennium. It might be a representation of a royal/religious domain. The tree might also be a representation of the Tree of Life, referring to cosmological stability and worldly authority.

↑ , Cylinder seal with quadruped, gate and tree:

Cylinder seal with quadruped, gate and tree :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.01416
objectName :
objectTitle : Cylinder seal with quadruped, gate and tree
objectCulture : Mesopotamia
geography :
dating : 3100 BC - 2900 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 3,6 cm, Width: 3,1 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : A quadruped before a monumental gate, which is flanked by the Holy Tree. Stars in the background. This theme became very popular by the end of the 4th millennium. Even though the scene appears to be very realistic, it contains a religious connotation (e.g. the libation vase). The building is probably a temple, so the scene might be a representation of a royal/religious domain. The tree might also be a representation of the Tree of Life, referring to cosmological stability and worldly authority.

↑ , Fragment of a bowl:

Fragment of a bowl :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.03287
objectName :
objectTitle : Fragment of a bowl
objectCulture : Mesopotamia
geography :
dating : 3300 BC - 2900 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 9,9 cm, Width: 8,9 cm, Depth: 2,2 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : Bowls with friezes of walking bulls are considered to be among the earliest examples of Mesopotamian reliefs. This theme might either refer to the myth of the good shepherd Dumuzi, or might be a metaphorical representation of the order and power of the king, who calls himself a good shepherd in numerous inscriptions. This fragment might be a part of the bowl belonging to the former collection of E. Borowski.

↑ , Loom weight:

Loom weight :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.03993
objectName :
objectTitle : Loom weight
objectCulture : Syrian
geography :
dating : 3900 BC - AD 2950
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 7,7 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : Due to their almost convex shape, flattened at the bottom and engraved with a cross on top, these objects might not have served as regular weights, but rather as fishing-weights. Recently, they were identified as loom weights. This hypothesis was mainly based on the presence of the engraved cross, which facilitated the winding of threads.

↑ , Loom weight:

Loom weight :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.03995
objectName :
objectTitle : Loom weight
objectCulture : Syrian
geography :
dating : 3900 BC - 2950 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 8 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : Due to their almost convex shape, flattened at the bottom and engraved with a cross on top, these objects might not have served as regular weights, but rather as fishing-weights. Recently, they were identified as loom weights. This hypothesis was mainly based on the presence of the engraved cross, which facilitated the winding of threads.

↑ , Loom weight:

Loom weight :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.03996
objectName :
objectTitle : Loom weight
objectCulture : Syrian
geography :
dating : 3900 BC - 2950 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 5,8 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : Due to their almost convex shape, flattened at the bottom and engraved with a cross on top, these objects might not have served as regular weights, but rather as fishing-weights. Recently, they were identified as loom weights. This hypothesis was mainly based on the presence of the engraved cross, which facilitated the winding of threads.

↑ , Statue of a worshipper:

Statue of a worshipper :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.04653
objectName :
objectTitle : Statue of a worshipper
objectCulture : Syrian
geography :
dating : 2003 BC - 2000 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 15 cm, Width: 6 cm, Depth: 3,8 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : These terracotta figurines are shaped as a column or a plank, with bird-like heads, big hairstyles or crowns and necklaces. Since they were mainly found in houses, they might have been votive statues from house chapels. It is, however, doubtful that they represent ordinary mortals. Some statues have multiple heads, and even the "Madonna with child" is more likely to represent a fertility goddess, rather than a house wife. The production of these objects was apparently concentrated near Tell Selenkahiye, but these statues were also popular on the banks of the Balikh and Khabur.

↑ , Statue of a worshipper:

Statue of a worshipper :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.04654
objectName :
objectTitle : Statue of a worshipper
objectCulture : Syrian
geography :
dating : 2300 BC - 2000 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 17 cm, Width: 7,2 cm, Depth: 3,7 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : These terracotta figurines are shaped as a column or a plank, with bird-like heads, big hairstyles or crowns and necklaces. Since they were mainly found in houses, they might have been votive statues from house chapels. It is, however, doubtful that they represent ordinary mortals. Some statues have multiple heads, and even the "Madonna with child" is more likely to represent a fertility goddess, rather than a house wife. The production of these objects was apparently concentrated near Tell Selenkahiye, but these statues were also popular on the banks of the Balikh and Khabur.

↑ , Statue of a worshipper:

Statue of a worshipper :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.04657
objectName :
objectTitle : Statue of a worshipper
objectCulture : Syrian
geography :
dating : 2300 BC - 2000 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 12 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : These terracotta figurines are shaped as a column or a plank, with bird-like heads, big hairstyles or crowns and necklaces. Since they were mainly found in houses, they might have been votive statues from house chapels. It is, however, doubtful that they represent ordinary mortals. Some statues have multiple heads, and even the "Madonna with child" is more likely to represent a fertility goddess, rather than a house wife. The production of these objects was apparently concentrated near Tell Selenkahiye, but these statues were also popular on the banks of the Balikh and Khabur.

↑ , Statue of a worshipper:

Statue of a worshipper :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.04658
objectName :
objectTitle : Statue of a worshipper
objectCulture : Syrian
geography :
dating : 2003 BC - 2000 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions :
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : These terracotta figurines are shaped as a column or a plank, with bird-like heads, big hairstyles or crowns and necklaces. Since they were mainly found in houses, they might have been votive statues from house chapels. It is, however, doubtful that they represent ordinary mortals. Some statues have multiple heads, and even the "Madonna with child" is more likely to represent a fertility goddess, rather than a house wife. The production of these objects was apparently concentrated near Tell Selenkahiye, but these statues were also popular on the banks of the Balikh and Khabur.

↑ , Statue of a worshipper:

Statue of a worshipper :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.04661
objectName :
objectTitle : Statue of a worshipper
objectCulture : Syrian
geography :
dating : 2003 BC - 2000 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions :
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : These terracotta figurines are shaped as a column or a plank, with bird-like heads, big hairstyles or crowns and necklaces. Since they were mainly found in houses, they might have been votive statues from house chapels. It is, however, doubtful that they represent ordinary mortals. Some statues have multiple heads, and even the "Madonna with child" is more likely to represent a fertility goddess, rather than a house wife. The production of these objects was apparently concentrated near Tell Selenkahiye, but these statues were also popular on the banks of the Balikh and Khabur.

↑ , Statue of a worshipper:

Statue of a worshipper :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.04662
objectName :
objectTitle : Statue of a worshipper
objectCulture : Syrian
geography :
dating : 2003 BC - 2000 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 11 cm, Width: 3 cm, Depth: 3 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : These terracotta figurines are shaped as a column or a plank, with bird-like heads, big hairstyles or crowns and necklaces. Since they were mainly found in houses, they might have been votive statues from house chapels. It is, however, doubtful that they represent ordinary mortals. Some statues have multiple heads, and even the "Madonna with child" is more likely to represent a fertility goddess, rather than a house wife. The production of these objects was apparently concentrated near Tell Selenkahiye, but these statues were also popular on the banks of the Balikh and Khabur.

↑ , Statue of a worshipper:

Statue of a worshipper :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.04663
objectName :
objectTitle : Statue of a worshipper
objectCulture : Syrian
geography :
dating : 2300 BC - 2000 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 11,7 cm, Width: 4 cm, Depth: 2,7 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : These terracotta figurines are shaped as a column or a plank, with bird-like heads, big hairstyles or crowns and necklaces. Since they were mainly found in houses, they might have been votive statues from house chapels. It is, however, doubtful that they represent ordinary mortals. Some statues have multiple heads, and even the "Madonna with child" is more likely to represent a fertility goddess, rather than a house wife. The production of these objects was apparently concentrated near Tell Selenkahiye, but these statues were also popular on the banks of the Balikh and Khabur.

↑ , Statue of a worshipper:

Statue of a worshipper :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.04664
objectName :
objectTitle : Statue of a worshipper
objectCulture : Syrian
geography :
dating : 2300 BC - 2000 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions :
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : These terracotta figurines are shaped as a column or a plank, with bird-like heads, big hairstyles or crowns and necklaces. Since they were mainly found in houses, they might have been votive statues from house chapels. It is, however, doubtful that they represent ordinary mortals. Some statues have multiple heads, and even the "Madonna with child" is more likely to represent a fertility goddess, rather than a house wife. The production of these objects was apparently concentrated near Tell Selenkahiye, but these statues were also popular on the banks of the Balikh and Khabur.

↑ , Statue of a worshipper:

Statue of a worshipper :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.04665
objectName :
objectTitle : Statue of a worshipper
objectCulture : Syrian
geography :
dating : 2300 BC - 2000 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 21,8 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : These terracotta figurines are shaped as a column or a plank, with bird-like heads, big hairstyles or crowns and necklaces. Since they were mainly found in houses, they might have been votive statues from house chapels. It is, however, doubtful that they represent ordinary mortals. Some statues have multiple heads, and even the "Madonna with child" is more likely to represent a fertility goddess, rather than a house wife. The production of these objects was apparently concentrated near Tell Selenkahiye, but these statues were also popular on the banks of the Balikh and Khabur.

↑ , Statue of a worshipper:

Statue of a worshipper :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.04680
objectName :
objectTitle : Statue of a worshipper
objectCulture : Syrian
geography :
dating : 2300 BC - 2000 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 16 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : These terracotta figurines are shaped as a column or a plank, with bird-like heads, big hairstyles or crowns and necklaces. Since they were mainly found in houses, they might have been votive statues from house chapels. It is, however, doubtful that they represent ordinary mortals. Some statues have multiple heads, and even the "Madonna with child" is more likely to represent a fertility goddess, rather than a house wife. The production of these objects was apparently concentrated near Tell Selenkahiye, but these statues were also popular on the banks of the Balikh and Khabur.

↑ , Statue of a worshipper:

Statue of a worshipper :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.04684
objectName :
objectTitle : Statue of a worshipper
objectCulture : Syrian
geography :
dating : unknown
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 11,2 cm, Width: 6,2 cm, Depth: 1,9 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : These terracotta figurines are shaped as a column or a plank, with bird-like heads, big hairstyles or crowns and necklaces. Since they were mainly found in houses, they might have been votive statues from house chapels. It is, however, doubtful that they represent ordinary mortals. Some statues have multiple heads, and even the "Madonna with child" is more likely to represent a fertility goddess, rather than a house wife. The production of these objects was apparently concentrated near Tell Selenkahiye, but these statues were also popular on the banks of the Balikh and Khabur.

↑ , Statue of a worshipper:

Statue of a worshipper :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.04685
objectName :
objectTitle : Statue of a worshipper
objectCulture : Syrian
geography :
dating : 2300 BC - 2000 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 31,1 cm, Width: 5 cm, Depth: 2,6 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : Mother and child. These terracotta figurines are shaped as a column or a plank, with bird-like heads, big hairstyles or crowns and necklaces. Since they were mainly found in houses, they might have been votive statues from house chapels. It is, however, doubtful that they represent ordinary mortals. Some statues have multiple heads, and even the "Madonna with child" is more likely to represent a fertility goddess, rather than a house wife. The production of these objects was apparently concentrated near Tell Selenkahiye, but these statues were also popular on the banks of the Balikh and Khabur.

↑ , Statue of a worshipper:

Statue of a worshipper :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.04686
objectName :
objectTitle : Statue of a worshipper
objectCulture : Syrian
geography :
dating : 2300 BC - 2000 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 12,2 cm, Width: 5,6 cm, Depth: 3 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : These terracotta figurines are shaped as a column or a plank, with bird-like heads, big hairstyles or crowns and necklaces. Since they were mainly found in houses, they might have been votive statues from house chapels. It is, however, doubtful that they represent ordinary mortals. Some statues have multiple heads, and even the "Madonna with child" is more likely to represent a fertility goddess, rather than a house wife. The production of these objects was apparently concentrated near Tell Selenkahiye, but these statues were also popular on the banks of the Balikh and Khabur.

↑ , Statue of a worshipper:

Statue of a worshipper :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.04688
objectName :
objectTitle : Statue of a worshipper
objectCulture : Syrian
geography :
dating : 2300 BC - 2000 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 20,1 cm, Width: 5,8 cm, Depth: 4,1 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : These terracotta figurines are shaped as a column or a plank, with bird-like heads, big hairstyles or crowns and necklaces. Since they were mainly found in houses, they might have been votive statues from house chapels. It is, however, doubtful that they represent ordinary mortals. Some statues have multiple heads, and even the "Madonna with child" is more likely to represent a fertility goddess, rather than a house wife. The production of these objects was apparently concentrated near Tell Selenkahiye, but these statues were also popular on the banks of the Balikh and Khabur.

↑ , Statue of a worshipper:

Statue of a worshipper :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.04690
objectName :
objectTitle : Statue of a worshipper
objectCulture : Syrian
geography :
dating : 2300 BC - 2000 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 21,8 cm, Width: 7,2 cm, Depth: 2,2 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : These terracotta figurines are shaped as a column or a plank, with bird-like heads, big hairstyles or crowns and necklaces. Since they were mainly found in houses, they might have been votive statues from house chapels. It is, however, doubtful that they represent ordinary mortals. Some statues have multiple heads, and even the "Madonna with child" is more likely to represent a fertility goddess, rather than a house wife. The production of these objects was apparently concentrated near Tell Selenkahiye, but these statues were also popular on the banks of the Balikh and Khabur.

↑ , Foundation stone with inscription:

Foundation stone with inscription :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.04781
objectName :
objectTitle : Foundation stone with inscription
objectCulture : Mesopotamia
geography :
dating : 2046 BC - 2038 BC
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 26,5 cm, Width: 26,5 cm, Depth: 6,3 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : A large number of plates or bricks found in Mesopotamia bear royal inscriptions related to the construction or restoration of a building in honour of a deity. This foundation plate, of which fifty other copies are known from Eridu and Ur, bears a Sumerian inscription of thirteen lines on the front. The text refers to the worship of king Amar-Sin for the god Enki, and commemorates the construction of the É-ABZU, the temple of Enki in the holy city of Eridu, the main cult place of this god. It reads: "Amar-Sin, the one who Enlil has chosen in Nippur, support of the temple of Enlil, the might king, king of Ur, ruler of the Four Winds, for Enki, his beloved lord, is it that he has built his beloved Abzu." The rule of Amar-Sin, who succeeded his father Shulgi, was short-lived. According to the oral tradition, he died of a foot infection.

↑ , Stamp seal with cross:

Stamp seal with cross :

collectionName : Near East
inventoryNb : O.04861
objectName :
objectTitle : Stamp seal with cross
objectCulture : Culture unknown
geography :
dating : ca. 1180 BC - AD 300
material :
technique :
dimensions : Height: 1,9 cm, Width: 4,2 cm
legalRightOwner : Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

objectDescription : A conic shaped amulet. The base shows a cross and triangular motifs. The entire motif might be derived from a stylised rosette.