Read more James Stevenson’s Portrait Professor James H. Stevenson served on the faculty of... Read more
Read more Stevenson’s Assyrian and Babylonian Contracts Dr. James Henry Stevenson studied and translated contract texts... Read more
Read more Mosaic Tesserae Small tesserae or tiles were cut from stone and shaped in cubes... Read more
Read more [Arno Poebel’s Portrait] Arno Poebel (1881-1958) was an internationally esteemed scholar... Read more
Read more Tel Jokha Tablet This tablet from Puzriš-Dagan (modern Drehem) is dated to king... Read more
Read more Apis, the Bull God Figurine The manifestation of Ptah of Memphis, the Apis figurine is... Read more
Read more Man and Beast Seal From the Third Dynasty of Ur (22nd-21st centuries BCE), this... Read more
Read more Bes, Protector of the Family Figurine The dwarf-god Bes appears fierce and often grotesque but is... Read more
Read more Winged Genie Seal Dating to the Achaemenid Period (550-330 BCE), this seal shows... Read more
Read more Sekhmet, the Lioness-Goddess of Memphis Figurine Sekhmet, meaning “powerful,” is depicted with the body of a... Read more
Read more Tablet with the Seal of Amar-Suʾen This tablet is from Umma. The seal mentions king Amar-Suʾen of... Read more
Read more Pottery Vessel Handles Many pots were created with handles, which often survive intact... Read more
Read more Osiris, God of the Underworld Figurine Osiris’s body is typically portrayed in mummified form, with... Read more
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