Nanna Ziggurat, Ur, Iraq, ca. 2,100 BCE

(Sumerian Art)

Votive Figures, ca. 2,900 – 2,600 BCE(Sumerian Art)

The Stela of Naramsin, ca. 2,220 – 2,184 BCE

(Akkadian)

The Stela of Naramsin, ca. 2,220 – 2,184 BCE

(Akkadian)

Gudea Votive, Temple of Geshtinanna, Girsu, ca. 2,090 BCE (Neo-Sumerian)

Gudea Votive, Temple of Geshtinanna, Girsu, ca. 2,090 BCE (Neo-Sumerian)

Gudea Votive, Temple of Geshtinanna, Girsu, ca. 2,090 BCE (Neo-Sumerian)

Stela of Hammurabi, from Susa, modern Iran,
ca. 1,792—1,750 BCE

(Babylonian)

Stela of Hammurabi, from Susa, modern Iran,
ca. 1,792—1,750 BCE

(Babylonian)

Stela of Hammurabi, from Susa, modern Iran,
ca. 1,792—1,750 BCE

(Babylonian)

Human-Headed Winged Lion Guardian Figure (Lamassu), Palace of Assurnasirpal at Nimrud, Iraq, ca. 859 BCE (Assyrian Period)

Human-Headed Winged Lion Guardian Figure (Lamassu), Palace of Assurnasirpal at Nimrud, Iraq, ca. 859 BCE

(Assyrian Period)

Assurnasirpal II Killing Lions, Palace of Assurnasirpal at Nimrud, Iraq, ca. 850 BCE

Apadana (audience hall), Palace of Darius, Persepolis, ca. 500 BCE