Such curved swords could be seen in Mesopotamian art and paintings.

It contains a collection of Mesopotamian art.

It appears frequently in Mesopotamian art, sometimes with wings.

This animal was often depicted in ancient Mesopotamian art in profile, with only one horn visible.

This figure is a very common way throughout Mesopotamian art of depicting a male with power.

This is the way mountain ranges were commonly symbolized in Mesopotamian art.

Symmetric compositions are common in Mesopotamian art when the context is not narrative.

The horned crown - usually four-tiered - is the most general symbol of a deity in Mesopotamian art.

In Mesopotamian art, lions are nearly always depicted with open jaws.

Abstraction also surfaces at the beginning of Mesopotamian art.