#700 b.c.

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~ Cubic measuring-weight (The scarab is a motif of Egyptian origin).

Cultures/Period: Neo-Assyrian

Date: 800-700 B.C.

Excavated by: Sir Austen Henry Layard

Place of origin: Iraq, Nimrud: North West Palace

Medium: Copper alloy

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~ Ivory plaque of lioness mauling an African.

Cultures: Phoenician

Date: 900-700 B.C.

Place of rigin: Iraq, Nimrud: North West Palace

Medium: Ivory, gold, cornelian, lapis lazuli

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~ Feline Mortar and Pestle.

Date: 700-1 B.C.

Place of origin: Perú, North Highlands, Pacopampa(?)

Culture: Chavín style

Medium: Stone, pigment

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~ Blue Pitcher with Knobbed Decoration.

Culture: Etruscan

Place of origin: Etruria, Italy

Date: 700–600 B.C.

Medium: Glass

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~ Hair Ring.

Culture: Etruscan

Place of origin: Greece (?)

Date: 700–600 B.C.

Medium: Silver

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~ Faience amulet in the shape of an ankh.

Date: 700-500 B.C.

Place of origin: Temple of Taharqo

Period/culture: Napatan

Medium: Glazed composition

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~ Corinthian Helmet.

Place of origin: Greece, Corinth

Period: Archaic

Date: 700-500 B.C.

Medium: Bronze

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~ Cylinder Seal with Winged Deities. Date: 900-700 B.C. Period: Neo-Assyrian Place of origin: Mesopotamia Medium: Carved pink quartzite, gold.