Ancient Near Eastern Collection Highlights

This collection has many important objects representing the art of Mesopotamia, Persia, the Levant, and Anatolia. Outstanding among them are the head of Gudea, ruler of Lagash, a group of reliefs from the Assyrian palaces at Nimrud and Nineveh, a glazed brick panel of a striding lion from the processional way at Babylon, fine ceramics, and reliefs from Persepolis, capital of the Achaemenian Empire.