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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)

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Clay vessel in the form of a bull, 15th-13th. To the Jews, the bull was the most precious sacrificial animal, a sacrifice which could exculpate a High priest while a ram was sufficient to atone for the sins of a ruler. From a tomb in Gezer, Israel.
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Clay vessel in the form of a bull, 15th-13th. To the Jews, the bull wa...

Figurines of sacrificial animals. 1600-1200 BCE
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Figurines of sacrificial animals. 1600-1200 BCE

Two zoomorphic vessels, one in the shape of a donkey, the other a composite figure of lion and bull. Around 1000 BCE
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Two zoomorphic vessels, one in the shape of a donkey, the other a composite fi...

Weight in the shape of a lioness, bronze. H:2,4 cm L:4 cm Inv. H-193
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Weight in the shape of a lioness, bronze. H:2,4 cm L:4 cm...

Two jugs, left in the form of a pomegranate, from Sichem, Israel; right terracotta from Jerusalem.
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Two jugs, left in the form of a pomegranate, from Sichem, Israel; rig...

Two zoomorphic vases, or vases in form of a waterskin. 1000-800 BCE
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Two zoomorphic vases, or vases in form of a waterskin. 1000-800 BCE

Philistine clay-bottle decorated with red and black geometric design. Excavated by Moshe Dayan. L:27,4 cm Inv. H-496
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Philistine clay-bottle decorated with red and black geometric desi...

Fragment of a spinning bowl or spinning frame, used to twist and wind yarn.
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Fragment of a spinning bowl or spinning frame, used to twist and wind y...

Upper part pf a bowl, on the rim two pomegranates, the head of a horse and a small bowl. Terracotta, H: 10,6 cm, 19,8 cm across Inv. H-949
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Upper part pf a bowl, on the rim two pomegranates, the head of a horse and...

Alabaster vase with handle in the shape of a monkey, 19th-17th BCE. Many vessels made of alabaster have been found in Egyptian tombs and it is likely that the Jews brought the art of alabaster-carving with them from Egypt.
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Alabaster vase with handle in the shape of a monkey, 19th-17th BCE. Many vess...

Alabaster vase with handles ending in ibis-heads. From Beth-Shean. Many vessels made of alabster were found in Egyptian tombs and it is likely that the Jews brought the art of alabaster-carving with them from Egypt.
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Alabaster vase with handles ending in ibis-heads. From Beth-Shean. Many ve...

Two alabaster bowls found in an anthropoid sarcophagus in Gaza, Israel. 13th BCE
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Two alabaster bowls found in an anthropoid sarcophagus in Gaza, Israel. 13th BC...