Mesopotamia Collection (page 2)

Statue of a winged lion with human head. Nimrud
Colossal statue of a winged lion with a human face. 865-860 BC. From Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Mesopotamian art. Neo-Assyrian. Relief panels depicting two protective winged genius. Detail. Hand. Dated between 883-859 BC. They come from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud

Lamasu or Bull-man. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sha
Assyrian Art. Lamasu or Bull-man. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

HAMMURABI (1792-1730 BC). King of Babylonia (1798-1756 BC). Babylonian medicine. Towards 1900 BC Hammurabi Code sets standards for the medical profession

Wheel of Ur, 3500 BC. Mesopotamian art. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci

The golden towers of Khadamain, Baghdad. An illustration to " A Dweller in Mesopotamia." by Donald Maxwell

WWI - Iraq - Mesopotamian Front - British Camp - Ali Gharbi
WWI - Iraq - Mesopotamian Front - British Camp at Ali Gharbi (Ghrabi) between Amara and Kut on the banks of the River Tigris

Foreshore at Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia, WW1
View of the foreshore at Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), with people, boats and animals, during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

Mesopotamian Art. Alabaster flower vase shaped as a woman holding flowers. Dated between 700-600 B.C. It comes from Sippar. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamian Art. Assyrian. Relief. Head of a eunuch. Dated
Mesopotamian Art. Assyrian. Relief depicting the head of a eunuch. Dated around 710 B.C. It comes from the Palace of Sargon. Korsabad. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Middle babylonian. Black diorite tablet of Nabu-apla-iddina
Mesopotamian Art. Middle Babylonian. 875-850 B.C. Black diorite tablet carved with labelled scene showing Nabu-apla-iddina, the priest

WWI - Map of the Mesopotamian Campaign of the MEF (Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force) featured on the reverse of a Forces Greetings card - Christmas 1917. Date: 1917

Mesopotamia. Commemorative stone stela. Babylonian, about 900-800 BC. Iraq. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Lions head. Temple of Ninhursag, Tell al-Ubaid. Iraq. 2600-2400BC. A guardian figure for the temple. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Early Dynastic Period. Statue of Kurlil. From T
Mesopotamia. Early Dynastic Period. Statue of Kurlil. Found next to the Temple of Ninhursag in Tell al-Ubaid. Southern Iraq. 2500 BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. White calcite. Cylinder seal. From Mesopotamia. Late Uruk. Early Jemdet Nasr Period. 3200-3000BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Early writing. Pictographs drawn. Clay tablet. Administrativ
Mesopotamia. Early writing. Pictographs drawn. Clay tablet. Administrative text. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Limestone statue of a woman. Kingdom of Lagash. 2500BC. From Tello (ancient Girsu). Iraq. Probably a votive donation in a temple. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Clay foundation peg. 1st Dynasty of Lagash. 2400Bc. From Bad-Tibira. Iraq. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Gypsum statue of a woman. Early Dynatic period. 2400-2300 BC. Placed in an temple as an act of decotion. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Summer. Archaic Dynasty III. King Eannatum of Lagash. From Girsu. 2424-2405BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Basalt caryatids guarding the temple of Tell Halaf. Syria
Syria. Entrance to the Aleppo National Museum. Basalt caryatids guarding the temple of Tell Halaf

Halaf culture. (ca 6000-5300 BC). Syria. Orthostat. Winged g
Mesopotamia. Halaf culture. (ca 6000-5300 BC). Neolithic. Syria. Colossal statue of bird. Temple-Sanctuary of Tell Hall. Basalt. 9th century BC. Pergamon Museum. Museum Island. Berlin. Germany

Mesopotamian Art. Gudea, city ruler of Lagash, Sumer. 2144-2
Mesopotamian Art. Gudea, a ruler (ensi) of the state of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia who rule ca 2144-2124 BC. Telloh. Sumer. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark

Ishtar Gate. 4th century BC. Babylon
Ishtar Gate. The eight gate of the inner wall of Babylon. Built in 575 BC by order to Nebuchadnezzar II. Reconstructed in 1930. Detail. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

King Shamshi-Adad V
Stela of Shamshi-Adad V (824-811 BC). King of Assyria. From the Temple of Nabu, from Nimrud (Iraq). Detail. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Idrimi of Alalakh
Stone statue of King Idrimi of Alalakh seated in his throne. 1570-1500 BC. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Mesopotamian stone cult vessel. Uruk
Stone cult vessel with anthropomorphic decoration, supported by two heroes wearing belts. 3300-3000 BC. Late Uruk Period. Mesopotamian-Sumerian art. Probably from Uruk. British Museum. London

Mesopotamian art. Bust of a ruler, dated between 2300 and 2000 BC. Early Bronze Age. It comes from Iran (?). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Mesopotamian art. Sumer. Gudea of A?a?A?a?Lagash (2150-2100 BC). Sculpture of the neo-Sumerian period, in diorite. Girsu (modern Tello). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Early Mesopotamian Painted Pottery Date: 1938

Baghdad in World War One
Government buildings in Baghdad during the First World War in 1917. The Illustrated London News describes it as a city of Arabs

Breastplate in the form of a lion-headed eagle, from Tell Hariri (ancient Mari) c.2500 BC (gold, copper, bitumen & lapis lazuli). Sumerian art. Decorative Arts. SYRIA. Damascus. National Museum

Bull (2500-2000 BC). Hittite art. Sculpture. TURKEY. CENTRAL ANATOLIA. Ankara. Archaeological Museum

Opening of the Railway by King Faisal I of Iraq

Indian army roll-call before starting for the Front
A commissioned officer of an Indian infantry battalion under orders to go to the front in Mesopotamia is seen calling the roll of his men

British Army in Mesopotamia, the creek at Basra, 1916
A view of the creek at Basra, showing British soldiers hiring a ballam or skiff during the First World War. Date: 1916

Al-Qurnah - Iraq - Temptation Square - Garden of Eden
Al-Qurnah (Qurna) is a small village in southern Iraq northwest of Basra, within the town of Nahairat. Qurna (Arabic for corner)

Bridge across the Tigris River, Baghdad, Iraq
A pontoon bridge across the River Tigris in Lower Baghdad, Iraq on a very windy day! It appears that preparations are being made for a celebration or festival as the bridge is adorned with rushes

IRAQ. Babylon. Gate of Ishtar (580 BC). Rebuilt. Babylonian art. Neo-Babylonian Art. Architecture

Turkish Ottoman Obelisk / Memorial, Kut, Iraq
Turkish Ottoman Obelisk/Memorial at Al-Kut, Iraq - built prior to the re-occupation by British Forces during the Mesopotamian Campaign in September 1915 (during World War One)

British troops marching to Baghdad, Mesopotamia, WW1
British troops marching to Baghdad, Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

British soldiers bathing, Basra, Mesopotamia (Iraq), WW1
British soldiers enjoying some nude bathing in a river at Busra, Mesopotamia (now Basra, Iraq) during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

Street scene in Basra, Mesopotamia (Iraq), WW1
Street scene in Busra, Mesopotamia (now Basra, Iraq) during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

HMS Firefly, river gunboat, Mesopotamia, WW1
HMS Firefly, a British river Fly-class gunboat, with gun in action in Mesopotamia during the First World War. Captured by the Turks in 1915, and recaptured by the British in 1917

Recapture of Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia, WW1
Recapture of Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), by Allied troops during the First World War. Showing Indian Cavalry (Lancers) riding along a narrow street. Date: 24 February 1917

Iraq - Kut-Al-Imara - Sultan Mehmed V Reshad
Iraq - Kut (Kut-Al-Imara) - at this stage still part of the Ottoman Empire - with inset portrait of Sultan Mehmed Reshad V

Kermit Roosevelt at Tikrit, Mesopotamia, during WW1
Captain Kermit Roosevelt (1889-1943), a son of the former President of the United States, seen here (left) with others at the recently captured Tikrit, Mesopotamia (now Iraq)

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