Yale Peabody Museum: Babylon Collection 8820 items

Figurine. Bird with feet joined to form peg. Bronze.; YPM BC 031174
Figurine. Bovine(?), hole on back flank. Bronze.; YPM BC 031109
Figurine. Bovine. Bronze.; YPM BC 031108
Figurine. Bovine. Bronze.; YPM BC 031138
Figurine. Bust of animal, neck pierced with hole. Bronze.; YPM BC 031103
Figurine. Cast figurine of horned male in patterned dress; hands in fists on thighs. Parthian?. Bronze. metal drawer; YPM BC 023990
Figurine. Crouching bird (?). Bronze.; YPM BC 031175
Figurine. Eagle standing on platform. Roman?. Bronze.; YPM BC 031094
Figurine. Female figure with arms resting on chest. Bronze.; YPM BC 031151
Figurine. Flat figurine with round head on top, two arms incised on torso, lower body incised with arrowhead motif. Silver.; YPM BC 031091
Figurine. Four-legged animal on plate, large raised head with rounded ears. Copper. metal drawer; YPM BC 026986
Figurine. Horned bronze bovine with front and hind legs joined to form pegs. Bronze.; YPM BC 031133
Figurine. Horner bovine with tail wagging to the right. Bronze.; YPM BC 031139
Figurine. Horse mounted by goddess with cowl, side saddle. Bronze.; YPM BC 031101
Figurine. Ithyphallic figure with arms spread, peg like base. Bronze.; YPM BC 031131
Figurine. Ithyphallic figure, right arm spread out with remains of unknown object in right hand, left arm resting on chest, lower body ending like a peg. Bronze.; YPM BC 031153
Figurine. Lion standing on base. Bronze.; YPM BC 031161
Figurine. Lion, body pierced with hole, flat peg below tail. Bronze.; YPM BC 031183
Figurine. Lion. Bronze.; YPM BC 031162
Figurine. Lion. Bronze.; YPM BC 031163
Figurine. Miniature flat quadruped, body pierced with hole. Bronze.; YPM BC 031285
Figurine. Ox mounted by goddess(?) with truncated headdress. Bronze.; YPM BC 031102
Figurine. Ox mounted by rider with conical hat and spread arms. Bronze.; YPM BC 031149
Figurine. Quadruped with pierced snout. Bronze.; YPM BC 031134
Figurine. Quadruped with tail pointing upwards. Bronze.; YPM BC 031145
Figurine. Quadruped, perhaps a ram. Bronze.; YPM BC 031144
Figurine. Ram(?). Bronze.; YPM BC 031110
Figurine. Sheep, long body, thick short tail, two pointy ears, hole through body. Third Millenium? Bronze.; YPM BC 009017
Figurine. Small bull with legs spread. Bronze.; YPM BC 031159
Figurine. Small horned quadruped, perhaps bovine. Bronze.; YPM BC 031143
Figurine. Small peg-like anthropomorphic figure with circular hat. Bronze.; YPM BC 031132
Figurine. Small quadruped with pointed ears, head turned to its left. Bronze.; YPM BC 031148
Figurine. Small quadruped with short legs. Bronze.; YPM BC 031135
Figurine. Small quadruped, perhaps bovine. Bronze.; YPM BC 031141
Figurine. Small quadruped. Bronze.; YPM BC 031137
Figurine. Small quadruped. Bronze.; YPM BC 031147
Figurine. Small quadruped. Bronze.; YPM BC 031168
Figurine. Small short-legged quadruped with raised rump. Bronze.; YPM BC 031142
Figurine. Small short-legged quadruped. Bronze.; YPM BC 031136
Figurine. Stag on base, base pierced with hole. Bronze.; YPM BC 031106
Figurine. Stag on base, neck and base pierced with hole. Bronze.; YPM BC 031105
Figurine. Stag on base, suspension loop on back, base pierced with four holes. Bronze.; YPM BC 031107
Figurine. Stag(?), body pierced with hole. Bronze.; YPM BC 031111
Figurine. Standing bird(?), pierced with hole. Bronze.; YPM BC 031171
Figurine. Standing human figure with arms spread. Roman?. Silver.; YPM BC 031092
Figurine. Stylized bird with spread wings (?). Bronze.; YPM BC 031172
Figurine. Two anthropomorphic figures with earrings and joined bodies, lower part ending like a peg. Bronze.; YPM BC 031112
Figurine. Two heads of birds with joined bodies in loop shape. Bronze.; YPM BC 031284
Five sherds (3 rims and 2 bodies), various kinds of pottery, red-ware and black, 1 body decorated and 1 rim decorated with incised patterns,Toshka East, slope cemetary south of Khor Gohur, C-group sherds, c. 1900-1700 B.C. Nubia, Egypt.; YPM ANT 261531.001
Flint. Yellow-gray flint with Aramaic writing. 5th century? Cilicia? Flint.; YPM BC 017026
Footrest. Carved footrest. Footstool shaped object carved with geometric patterns, two footprints carved on top. On one side, four panels of inlay, too worn to recognize design (possibly human figures?). Late 3rd millennium. Chlorite.; YPM BC 016999
Forgery. Incantation bowl-style vessel with a forged Parthian inscription. Terracotta.; YPM BC 029888
Foundation figurine, solid cast. Bearded figure wearing horned headdress, kneels on right knee, grasping foundation peg with two hands. Inscription on front of peg. Ur III. Bronze.; YPM BC 016983
Foundation figurine, solid cast. Female bearing basket on her head, lower part of body tapering to slender point. Inscription on lower waist and legs. Ur-Ningirsu peg, for Ninmarki. Post Sargonic. Copper.; YPM BC 016871
Fragment of bowl rim. Votive inscription for Nisaba. Ur III. Clay.; YPM BC 001820
Fragment of bowl, fake inscription. Bowl fragment with mirrored inscription forgery. Alabster.; YPM BC 004173
Fragment of relief sculpture carved in extremely shallow raised relief showing a man carrying papyrus. He is facing towards the viewer's right with close cropped hair and wearing a short kilt typical of the Old Kingdom style. He has the harvested papyrus slung on his back, kept in place by means of a rope held in his hands. Part of a register line appears at the top of the relief and there are the remains of another object or figure in the lower right corner. Limestone. The surface is worn and ; weathered with serious scratching and pitting. Slight traces of pigment remain, most notably fleshtone pigment on the bearer's far leg. Old Kingdom. Dynasties 5 - 6. ca. 2494 - 2345 B.C. Egypt; YPM ANT 249984
Fragment of vessel. Votive inscription. Early Dynastic. Limestone.; YPM BC 013501
Fragments of case. Only date preserved. Old Babylonian. Clay.; YPM BC 018414
Furniture element?. Bone?.; YPM BC 027009
Game board fragment. Curved edge of a larger game board with two rows of small round peg holes and three larger square holes. Possibly later addition: on side, recessed niches, bearded male with short kilt holds crook in left hand, nude female. Old Babylonian. Black serpentine.; YPM BC 017030
Gaming board. Rectangular shape; three rows of 13 drilled holes; one row of four holes along one short side. Old Babylonian? Terracotta.; YPM BC 038044
Gate socket (?)--central portion. Votive inscription. Early Dynastic. Yellowish limestone. On lower right corner is edge of circular hole of c. 60cm diameter.; YPM BC 016909
Gate socket. Building inscription of $u-Sin, No.9. Ur III. Diorite.; YPM BC 016763
Hair scraper, tanning tool, made of [??] spring covered with red and white cloth sewn closed, L. 6', both curved edges sharpened, Fort Nelson, BC, Slave, N Athapaskan; YPM ANT 057336
Hook(?). Hook(?). Bronze.; YPM BC 031170
Incantation bowl. Nuber of lines: interior 8, exterior 1. Sasanian. Clay.; YPM BC 016957
Incantation bowl. Sasanian. Clay.; YPM BC 016954
Irregular round tablet. Disbursement of beer, oil, and barley. Old Babylonian. Clay.; YPM BC 009271
Jar lid. Label of ownership(?). Hellenistic. Clay.; YPM BC 002580
Jar. Entemena votive inscription, No28-29. Late Early Dynastic. Clay.; YPM BC 005474
Jewelry fragment. Metal oval, obv: Iao in two concentric bands, rev: trumpet, Iao and crescent and star. Copper.; YPM BC 017048
Kudurru fragment. Kudurru mentioning Kada$man-Harbe (II) Land granted to Marduk-$am$i-ili. Middle Babylonian. Dark limestone.; YPM BC 016865
Kudurru fragment. Land grant (kudurru) mentioning Marduk-apla-iddina I. Land granted to Adad-alsi. Middle Babylonian. Limestone. Symbols: goat-fish, symbol base, mu$hu$+stylus, mu$hu$+spade, lion-scepter, bird, scepter, double lion-scepter, Gula+dog, arrow, lamp, bird, scorpion, snake.; YPM BC 012497
Limestone relief Fragment of Two Kings. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 ca. 1558-1303 B.C. from temple complex of Neb-hepet-re Mentuhotep, Egypt; YPM ANT 269650
Liver model. Liver omen. Old Babylonian. Clay.; YPM BC 023830
Macehead. Votive inscription of Gilgamesh (old. Mer-ab-a-du). Early Dynastic. Limestone.; YPM BC 016772
Magical gem with Bes, Khnoubis, Uterus, and an uroboros.; YPM BC 038042
Man's copper clothes pin. Specimen resembles aquatic mammal (porpoise?) on line. Line serves as pin; tail as clasp. Tag attached to specimen identifies it as man's fibula pin, 200 B.C. Length 6'. Antioch, Syria.; YPM ANT 207935
Mask. Hawawa face, vertically ribbed hair or hat, large ears, facial decoration on cheeks and jaws. Wide grinning mouth exposes teeth. Two holes pierced in front of ears. Traces of red paint under chin. Clay.; YPM BC 016861
Mask. Huwawa mask - whiskers across bridge of nose hang down to side of chin; deep multiple furrows on brow and cheeks; vertically ribbed beard (?) on chin; mouth set in a grin, exposing teeth; holes pierced in eyes, and at top of head for suspension (now broken). Old Babylonian, Terracotta.; YPM BC 007441
Medallion. Peter and Paul. Late Roman. Lead. Art drawer; YPM BC 030171
Metal strip. Copper/bronze.; YPM BC 027005
Mirror. Mirror, inscription. Sargonic. Bronze.; YPM BC 017040
Moccasins, baby; made of tanned caribou hide decorated with blue and red beadwork; style of lacing has evidently been adopted from white shoes, made by Annie at Lower Post, BC, Bear Lake, N Athapaskan; YPM ANT 058350
Moccasins, dark brown moose hide, tongue decorated with blue, green and red embroidery on green velvet background; shoe is trimmed with black velvet and pink cotton drill, made by Mrs Joe George at Lower Post, BC, Kaska, N Athapaskan; YPM ANT 058351
Moccasins, moose hide trimmed with caribou hide, front is decorated with red, green and blue beadwork, made by Annie, Metis girl who came to Lower Post, BC, from Fort Ware, Lower Post, Bear Lake, N Athapaskan; YPM ANT 058349
Model of a funerary barge with steering pole and six figures, of the 12th dynasty, 1991-1786 B.C. Barge is carved of one piece of wood, painted red on the sides and white with red border and center stripe on the top. Paint on the top is discolored and chips easily. Two figures stand by themselves, the other four have broken off at the feet; one has a leg also broken at the knee. The right arms of the two center figures are missing, arm of another figure is detached. Steering pole is also ; detached. Figures are painted red with white clothing with black hair and facial features. Length of barge: 45', Height (including steering pole) 18 1/2', Width at center: 6 1/2' [16cm], [depth of hull at center 13cm] Materials: wood and paint. Late Middle Kingdom period, Egypt.; YPM ANT 235852
Model of entrails. Model of tiranu. Old Babylonian?. Clay.; YPM BC 017066
Modern clay tablet. Clay Letter. Modern. Clay.; YPM BC 030150
Mold. Mold for making plaques; erotic drinking scene; woman bent over jar drinking from a straw, male behind her. Old Babylonian. Terracotta.; YPM BC 007452
Nails (3) handmade. These have fallen from the first trader's store in Lower Post, B.C. to which Kaska Indians of Liard and Dease Rivers come to trade. Kaska, N. Athapaskan; YPM ANT 058355.B
Olive-pierced for suspension. Votive inscription(?) from reign of Uru'inimgina, No21. Early Dynastic. Clay.; YPM BC 021121
One Iranian carnelian etched faceted ellipsoid bead, likely B.C.; YPM ANT 330434
One clear flat cylinder disk bead from Persia, 2000 BC.; YPM ANT 331236
Openwork plaque. Openwork bronze plaque showing two kilted males supporting an architectural(?) element. Old Babylonian?. Bronze.; YPM BC 016783