Prehistory


Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age.



5 subcategories
Bronze Age

BRONZE AGE

Celtic

CELTIC

Iron Age

IRON AGE

Neolithic (Young Stone Age)

NEOLITHIC (YOUNG STONE AGE)

Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age)

PALAEOLITHIC (OLD STONE AGE)

1,733 photos
A swan's head.                                         
Ivory - from Megiddo, Israel                           
Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem
#08050511

A swan's head. Ivory - from Megiddo, Is...

Duck-shaped cosmetic box (duck's body) with lid. Ivory.
Head bent backwards, seven carved circles on neck      
Found in a Late Bronze II tomb in Beth Umar (between   
Bethlehem and Hebron), Israel - Inv. 915
#08050512

Duck-shaped cosmetic box (duck's body) with lid. Ivory. Head bent backwards, sev...

Cosmetic spoon shaped like a swimming girl.            
Alabaster - from Deir el Ballah, Gaza Strip.           
Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem
#08050513

Cosmetic spoon shaped like a swimming girl. Alabaster - from Deir el...

Cosmetic box shaped like a duck. Ivory.                
Two knobs on either end, top missing.                  
Hyksos Period - Phoenician ivory work from             
Tell ed Duweir (Tel Dover), Israel
#08050514

Cosmetic box shaped like a duck. Ivory. Two knobs on either end,...

Man in praying attitude (1600-1200 BCE).               
Bone inlay - two holes intended for studs,             
from Beth Shan, Israel                                 
Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem
#08050516

Man in praying attitude (1600-1200 BCE). Bone inlay - two holes i...

Naked, circumcised prisoners of Semitic origin are led 
before a king on his throne.An Egyptian soldier leads  
the prisoners, followed by a war-chariot.Ivory,        
probably a furniture-ornament.From Megiddo,Israel.     
See also 08-05-05/22-24.Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem.
#08050521

Naked, circumcised prisoners of Semitic origin are led before a king on his thr...

Naked, circumcised prisoners of Semitic origin are led 
before a king on his throne.Detail:An Egyptian soldier,
followed by the prisoners and a horse-drawn war-       
chariot.Ivory,furniture ornament.From Megiddo,Israel.  
See also 08-05-05/22-25.Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem.
#08050523

Naked, circumcised prisoners of Semitic origin are led before a king on his thr...

Pieces of a game with incised ornaments.      
from Megiddo, Israel                                   
Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem
#08050538

Pieces of a game with incised ornaments. from Megiddo, Israel...

Capital shaped like a palm tree.                       
Ivory (about 1200 BCE) from Megiddo, Israel            
Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem
#08050540

Capital shaped like a palm tree. Ivory (about 1200 BCE) f...

Capital shaped like a palm tree,                       
pierced from top to bottom.                            
Ivory, from Megiddo, Israel                            
Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem
#08050541

Capital shaped like a palm tree, pierced from top to bott...

Lions and sphinxes in high-relief.                     
Ivory box carved from one piece, from a hoard          
found in a 12th BCE palace in Megiddo, Israel          
Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem
#08050544

Lions and sphinxes in high-relief. Ivory box carved from on...

Ibexes                                                 
on both sides of the lid of an ivory box               
from Megiddo, Israel                                   
Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem
#08050546

Ibexes on both sides of the lid...