Max von Oppenheim
German historian, diplomat and archeologist (1860-1946) · Writers · Died at 86
Baron Max von Oppenheim was a German lawyer, diplomat, ancient historian, pan-Islamist and archaeologist. He was a member of the Oppenheim banking dynasty. Abandoning his career in diplomacy, he discovered the site of Tell Halaf in 1899 and conducted excavations there in 1911-13 and again in 1927-29.
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Reconstructed bird statue found at Tell Halaf (184 by 70 by 70 cm)
Statue of a male from the cult room at Tell Halaf, today at the Adana Museum, Turkey
Relief of a six-winged genius from the palace at Tell Halaf, confiscated by the US government in 1943, today at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
Scorpion-birdman from the Scorpion Gate at the Western Palace of Tell Halaf, damaged by fire in 1943 and restored
Replica of a gold clothing ornament found at Tell Halaf
Max von Oppenheim grave in Landshut, Landshuter Stadtkreis Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Carved stucco wall from Kharab Sayyar in northern Syria. Excavated by Oppenheim in 1913, 9th-10th century CE. Museum für Islamische Kunst, BerlinAbout this person
Bringing many of his finds to Berlin, he exhibited them in a private museum in 1931. This was destroyed by Allied bombing in World War II; however, most of the findings were recently restored and have been exhibited again at Berlin and Bonn.
