Objects

Hematite cylinder seal and impression, Ugarit, ca. 2000 – 1190 BC, 3 x 2 cm.

Gilded glass tile with cross-shaped motifs, Maarat al-Nu’man, 9th – 12th century AD, 9 x 9 cm.

Alabaster relief of the profile of King Ashurnasirpal II, Northwest Palace (Nimrud), Neo-Assyrian Empire (911 – 609 BC), ca. 61 x 61 cm.

Stone relief plaque illustrating a banquet scene, its preparations and frolicking, Khafajah, Early Dynastic II – III A (ca. 2700 – 2600 BC), 20.4 x 20 x 4.2 cm.

Stone inlay depicting a human-headed bull, Ebla, ca. 2400 BC, 10 x 15 cm.

Red limestone stamp and seal impression, Hassek province (Tell Brak), Late Chalcolithic (ca. 3800 – 3500 BC), 6.75 x 5.5 x 10 cm.

Bronze Antoninianus coin with a radiated bust of Emperor Gallienus, Sura (Raqqa), AD 261 – 268, Ø 2.2 cm.

Silver tetradrachm with Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII, Ras Ibn Hani (Latakia), 40 – 31 BC.

Gold crescent earring with inlaid gemstone, Tell El-Qita (Aleppo), Hellenistic period (312 – 63 BC), 2.59 x 3.21 x 0.2 cm.

Bronze lamp, Damascus region, Roman period (64 BC – AD 636), 2.7 x 13.2 cm.