Some of the art here is from the Bronze Age in Iran; some is from Iraq and Turkey.
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| Lion and Bull in Combat Iran (Persepolis, stairway facade of Palace H) Achaemenid, attributed to the reign of Artaxerxes III, 358-338 B.C. Limestone |
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| "Palace-ware" jug Urartian, 9th-7th centuries B.C. Red-polished pottery |
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| Winged protective deity Northern Iraq (from the Northwest Palace at Calakh) Assyrian, reign of Assurnasirpal II, 883-859 B.C. Alabaster |
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| Lion from the Processional Way Iraq (Babylon), Neo-Babylonian period, reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, 604-561 B.C. |
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| Drinking cup in the shape of a fist Central Turkey, Hittite |
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| Another view: Drinking cup in the shape of a fist Central Turkey, Hittite |
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| Funerary animal figurines Northwest Iran (Caspian coastal region) Iron Age, about 1100-800 B.C. Bronze |
Note: There's still more art here from my visit to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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