Votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea: dedicated when Gudea built the Eninnu temple for the god Ningirsu

This stone statue, broken off below the neck, represents a man’s head. The eyes are almond-shaped and have thick lids. The eyebrows are also very thick, and meet on the bridge of t...

A miniature codex that contains 37 oracles, entitled The Gospel of the Lots of Mary according to its incipit. These oracles would be chosen via lot divination so as to provide the ...

Terracotta cone-shaped foundation nail with a cuneiform inscription, written in Sumerian, in the upper half of the object, just below the nail head. The inscription is written in t...

Small clay cone with cuneiform inscription written in Sumerian. A foundation deposit of Sin-kashid, an Amorite (a west Semitic speaking tribe) ruler of Uruk during the Old Babyloni...

Mold made model of male genitalia of pinkish clay with coarse temper. The back side is hollow. Penis is uncircumcised. The right testicle hangs lower than the left. The surface is ...

Votive terracotta penis and scrotum. Brownish clay, porous, with gritty black impurities. Most likely from a sanctuary votive deposit in Etruria (central Italy). Such terracotta ma...

Votive terracotta penis and scrotum. Reddish brown clay, porous, with gritty black impurities. Most likely from a sanctuary votive deposit in Etruria (central Italy). Such terracot...