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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Male figurine with phallic sheath, 4000 - 3800 BCE     
Predynastic, Nagada I                                  
Elephant-ivory, H: 23,5 cm
#080114 1

Male figurine with phallic sheath, 4000 - 3800 BCE Predynastic, Nagada I...

Female figure, with raised arms (dancer?)              
4000-3000 BCE, predynastic, Nagada I                   
Ivory, H:20 cm
#080114 2

Female figure, with raised arms (dancer?) 4000-3000 BCE, predynast...

Amulet with symbols of the goddess Hathor.             
Serpentine-stone, H: 1,9 cm, L: 1,6 cm,  Nagada II     
Inv. AF 6903
#08011426

Amulet with symbols of the goddess Hathor. Serpentine-stone, H: 1,9...

Palette in form of a fish, limestone.                  
Pre-dynastic, 3.600-3.500 BCE
#080115 1

Palette in form of a fish, limestone. Pre-dynastic, 3.600-3.50...

Double vase with animal ornaments.                     
Negade I
#080115 2

Double vase with animal ornaments. Negade I

The "Narmer palette", a late pre-dynastic schist       
ceremonial palette. Pharaoh Narmer is shown wearing the
Red Crown,subduing Lower Egypt.Narmer's rectangular    
cartouche on top of the palette. Two mythical animals  
with intertwined necks.From Hierakonpolis, Kom el-Ahmar
#08011530

The "Narmer palette", a late pre-dynastic schist ceremonial palette. Phar...

The "Narmer Palette", a late pre-dynastic schist       
ceremonial palette. Reverse side: Pharaoh Narmer,      
with White Crown, subdues Upper Egypt, kills an enemy  
grasping him by the hair. See also 08-01-15/30.        
From Hierakonpolis,(Kom al-Ahmar).
#08011531

The "Narmer Palette", a late pre-dynastic schist ceremonial palette. Reve...

Standing stone and slab altar                          
in the Great Temple D on the                           
Acropolis of Ebla, Syria.                              
(Middle Bronze Age)
#080202 6

Standing stone and slab altar in the Great Temple D on...

Southwest gate of Ebla. Large orthostats
flanking first entrance to the acropolis
(Middle Bronze Age)
#080202 8

Southwest gate of Ebla. Large orthostats flanking first entrance to the acropoli...

Corridor of administrative buildings                   
in Ebla. Excavations of the Area Q,                    
probably the palace of the Middle Bronze Age
#080202 9

Corridor of administrative buildings in Ebla. Excavations of...

Southwest gate of Ebla.                                
Inner narrow passages.                                 
Decorative use of black and                            
white slabs (Middle Bronze Age).
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Southwest gate of Ebla. Inner narrow passages....

View from the Guard House towards                      
the Acropolis (Bronze Age) of Ebla, Syria
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View from the Guard House towards the Acropolis (Bronze Ag...