ENN.Ancient Near Eastern Collection HighlightsThis collection has many important objects representing the art of Mesopotamia, Persia, the Levant, and Anatolia. Outstanding among them are the head of Gudea, ruler of Lagash, a group of reliefs from the Assyrian palaces at Nimrud and Nineveh, a glazed brick panel of a striding lion from the processional way at Babylon, fine ceramics, and reliefs from Persepolis, capital of the Achaemenian Empire./internal/media/dispatcher/928907/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailDrinking vessel in the shape of a fist1450–1300 B.C.2004.2230322343/internal/media/dispatcher/1243479/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailEarring525–330 B.C.1971.256155819/internal/media/dispatcher/813513/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailFragment of a victory stele of Naram-sin2334–2154 B.C.66.893155821/internal/media/dispatcher/1030892/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailHead of Gudea2144–2124 B.C.26.289155973/internal/media/dispatcher/1030889/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailPlate with ram on a mountain topA.D. 400–6991971.52155820/internal/media/dispatcher/854213/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailRelief of a protective deity883–859 B.C.35.731155815/internal/media/dispatcher/1568200/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailSeated man holding a food dish10th–9th century B.C.1996.336164760/internal/media/dispatcher/1032488/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailStamp-cylinder seal ("the Tyszkiewicz seal")1650–1200 B.C.98.706186675/internal/media/dispatcher/794150/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailStriding lion604–561 B.C.31.898155817/internal/media/dispatcher/1030891/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailVessel in the form of a hareabout 6400–5900 B.C.1995.739155968