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Tell Asmar Hoard
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The Tell Asmar Hoard are a collection of twelve statues unearthed in 1933 at Eshnunna in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq. Despite subsequent finds at this site and others throughout the greater Mesopot
Sumerian male worshiper, alabaster with shell eyes. One of the twelve statues in the hoard.
Sumerian male worshiper, alabaster with shell eyes. One of the twelve statues in the hoard.
Gray limestone, Tell Asmar, Northern Palace, Akkadian (2350-2150 BC)
Gray limestone, Tell Asmar, Northern Palace, Akkadian (2350-2150 BC)
Early Dynastic statuette of a Sumerian male worshiper, very similar to Tell Asmar Hoard's statuettes, from Mesopotamia, Iraq
Early Dynastic statuette of a Sumerian male worshiper, very similar to Tell Asmar Hoard's statuettes, from Mesopotamia, Iraq
Early Dynastic statuette of a Sumerian female worshiper, very similar to Tell Asmar Hoard's statuettes, from Mesopotamia, Iraq
Early Dynastic statuette of a Sumerian female worshiper, very similar to Tell Asmar Hoard's statuettes, from Mesopotamia, Iraq
Sumer
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Sumer is the earliest known civilization, located in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia, emerging during the Chalcolithic and early Bronze Ages between the 5th and 4th millennium BC. Like n
Tell Asmar Hoard
…also used as a pigment to give the beard and hair its characteristic black color. Both the hair and the clothing, though abstracted, accurately reflect Sumerian styles of the Early Dynastic period. The hoard was discovered in a temple dedicated to Abu, the ancient Near Eastern god of fertility. Evidence from…
The Blau Monuments combine proto-cuneiform characters and illustrations of early Sumerians, Jemdet Nasr period, 3100–2700 BC. British Museum.
The Blau Monuments combine proto-cuneiform characters and illustrations of early Sumerians, Jemdet Nasr period, 3100–2700 BC. British Museum.
Enthroned Sumerian king of Ur, possibly Ur-Pabilsag, with attendants. Standard of Ur, c. 2600 BC.
Enthroned Sumerian king of Ur, possibly Ur-Pabilsag, with attendants. Standard of Ur, c. 2600 BC.
Portrait of a Sumerian prisoner on a victory stele of Sargon of Akkad, c. 2300 BC. The hairstyle of the prisoners (curly hair on top and short hair on
Portrait of a Sumerian prisoner on a victory stele of Sargon of Akkad, c. 2300 BC. The hairstyle of the prisoners (curly hair on top and short hair on the sides) is characteristic of Sumerians, as also seen on the Standard of Ur. Louvre Museum.
A pottery jar from the Late Ubaid Period
A pottery jar from the Late Ubaid Period