Mesopotamia 3000 BC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-K7PNw1_dw  for viewing this little statue, especially at her back.

This ca. 10 cm..

Mesopotamia (now Syria), 4th millennium BC

These figurines were excavated in the 30s of the former century, at Tell Brak, now North-East Syri..

Syria, 2500 BC

This beautiful pendant of a winged lioness was excavated at the Palace of Mari. It dates back to 2500 BC and is now in the Nat..