The Louvre :: Seleucid, Parthian, Sasanian periods

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The objects here are displayed in gallery 16 of the Louvre's Oriental antiquity collections.

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Figurine of a harpist.
Susa in Seleucid and Parthian period. 3rd c. BCE- 3rd c. CE. Terracotta, traces of red paint.
Inv. no.: Sb 3620. Website (no photo yet).
Statuette of woman on couch, wearing a Phrygian cap.
Seleucid or Parthian period. 3rd c. BCE-3rd c. CE.Terracotta, traces of red and pink paint. 13.3 x 4.6 x 15.5 cm.
Inv. no.: MNB 1337. Website (no photo yet).
Horseman and his mount.
Dhra (Hauran, S. Syria) (?). Seleucid or Parthian period. 3rd c. BCE-3rd c. CE. Terracotta, tan slip, traces of red paint. 17 x 3.8 x 14.3 cm.
Inv. no.: AO 3090. Website (no photo yet).
Statuette of a goddess.
Necropolis of Hillah, Babylon, Mesopotamia. Parthian, 143 BCE-224 CE. Alabaster, rubies, gold. H.: 24.8 cm.
Inv. no.: 20217. Website (picture yet lacking).
Statue of a goddess.
Babylon. 3rd c. BCE-3rd c. CE. Alabaster, gold, glass and terracotta.
Inv. no.: AO 20132. Website (no photo yet).
Statuette of Hercules.
Iran. 3rd c. BCE-3rd c. CE. Bronze.
Inv. no.: AO 25535. Website(no photo yet).
Statuette of Athena.
Iran. 3rd c. BCE-3rd c. CE. Bronze.
Inv. no.: AO 25536. Website (no photo yet).
Cauldron with feline-shaped handles.
Levant, 1st-3rd c. CE. Bronze.
Inv. no.: AO 30448. Website (no photo yet)
Rhyton with protome of horse.
Azerbaijan. 3rd c. BCE-3rd c. CE. Terracotta.
Inv. no.: AO 26758. Website
Rhyton with head of goat.
Ardebil region (Azerbaijan, Iran). 3rd c. BCE-3rd c. CE. Terracotta.
Inv. no.: AO 22002. Website (no photo yet)
Jug-rhyton.
Mesopotamia or Iran. Late Parthian or early Sasanian, 2nd-3rd c. CE. Terracotta with blue-green glaze. 32 x 17 cm.
Inv. no.: AO 31560. Website
Head of a horse.
Region of Kerman (Iran). 4th c. CE. Silver, gilding.
Inv. no.: MAO 132. Website (no photo yet).
Bust of a Sasanian king.
Ladjvard, Mazandaran (Iran)(?). 5th-7th c. CE. Bronze.
Inv. no.: MAO 122. Website


Necklace.
Iran (?). 6th-7th c. CE. Gold and garnets.
Inv. no.: AO 21421. Website (no photo yet).
Amphora.
Rakka (Syria). 6th-8th c. CE. Terracotta with green glaze, decorated with appliques including four human masks. H.: 27.1, Dia.: 17.6 cm.
Inv. no.: AO 6279. Website