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Brown jasper seal with Hebrew inscription:             
Lidnihu son of Nadnihu. Found near Jerusalem.          
(800-700 BCE) Iron Age I                               
1.8 x 1.2 x 2.1 cm                                     
Inv. R.E.H. 105
#08051113

Brown jasper seal with Hebrew inscription: Lidnihu son of Nadnihu....

Babylonian tablet with inscription.                    
Terracotta (605-562 BCE) Late Iron Age                 
Inv. H 1814
#08051116

Babylonian tablet with inscription. Terracotta (605-562 BCE)...

Seal of Nabuchodonosor I (reigned 1128-1106 BCE)       
bought in Jerusalem.                                   
Clay                                                   
9.5 x 8.2 cm                                           
Inv. H 1704
#08051118

Seal of Nabuchodonosor I (reigned 1128-1106 BCE) bought in Jerusalem....

Philistine "beer-jug", local Canaanite type with       
one handle and a snout with six holes. Geometric       
ornaments. From Tel Eitun near Beth Gobrin, Israel.    
Terracotta, H: 22 cm                                   
Inv. K-67
#08051318

Philistine "beer-jug", local Canaanite type with one handle and a snout w...

Cypriot bull of the base ring group, 14th-13th BCE.    
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. Import from Cyprus. H: 19,5 cm  Inv. H-495
#08051319

Cypriot bull of the base ring group, 14th-13th BCE. To the Jews, the bull wa...

Bowl with handle, terracotta, from Bethlehem.
#08051322

Bowl with handle, terracotta, from Bethlehem.

Weight in the shape of a lioness, bronze.              
H:2,4 cm L:4 cm                                        
Inv. H-193
#08051324

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.
#08051325

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

Philistine clay-bottle decorated with red              
and black geometric design.                            
Excavated by Moshe Dayan.                              
L:27,4 cm                                              
Inv. H-496
#08051327

Philistine clay-bottle decorated with red and black geometric desi...

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
#08051329

Upper part pf a bowl, on the rim two pomegranates, the head of a horse and...

Heads of warriors, terracotta, from Cyprus.            
Iron Age II
#08051336

Heads of warriors, terracotta, from Cyprus. Iron Age II

Head with helmet, limestone.                           
Iron Age II, from Cyprus.                              
H: 10 cm                                               
Inv. H-1313
#08051338

Head with helmet, limestone. Iron Age II, from Cypru...