Iron Age


pre-Roman Iron Age: Hallstatt period, Latene period



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A wall of the fortress of Arad, Israel, a large,       
fortified Chalcolitic and Early Bronze Age             
settlement and a smaller Iron Age city with a          
contemporary temple. It was a Royal border             
fortress during the First Temple Period.
#08040346

A wall of the fortress of Arad, Israel, a large, fortified Chalcolitic an...

Oval shaped mortar, slightly damaged rim.              
Conical pestle, basalt, Israelite Period II,           
from Megiddo.                                          
Length 6.5 cm                                          
Inv. 280, 280 A
#08050134

Oval shaped mortar, slightly damaged rim. Conical pestle, basalt,...

Grain silo (reconstruction with original               
grey limestone), from Tell Arad.                       
(Late Iron Age, Period II) Israelite                   
Height 43 cm, volume 1.40 m3.                          
Inv. R 370
#08050137

Grain silo (reconstruction with original grey limestone), from Te...

Stone weights                                          
from Megiddo.                                          
Israelite, Iron Age II
#08050142

Stone weights from Megiddo....

Bronze weights (about 900-800 BCE).                    
Israelite, Iron Age II B
#08050143

Bronze weights (about 900-800 BCE). Israelite, Iron Age II B

Tripod and vessels.                                    
Bronze (about 900-800 BCE)                             
Israelite, from Megiddo
#08050144

Tripod and vessels. Bronze (about 900-800 BC...

Pulley (about 900 BCE).                                
Israelite, from Gezer
#08050145

Pulley (about 900 BCE). Israelite, from Gezer

A pair of cymbals.                                     
Bronze, Israelite,                                     
Iron Age II B, from Megiddo
#08050146

A pair of cymbals. Bronze, Israelite,...

Person in walking position carrying a basket on his    
head (both arms raised) and wearing a tight robe.      
Bronze figurine (9th-8th BCE)                          
Height 7.2 cm                                          
Inv. R 1036
#08050167

Person in walking position carrying a basket on his head (both arms raised)...

Coffin-lid in the shape of a human face                
Close-up (see also 08-05-02/27)                        
From Beth Shan  H: 63 cm                               
Iron Age I
#08050226

Coffin-lid in the shape of a human face Close-up (see also 08-05...

Two fragments of coffin-lids                           
shaped like human faces.                               
From Beth Shan                                         
Iron Age I
#08050227

Two fragments of coffin-lids shaped like human faces....

Head of a figure with traces of red paint.             
From Affullah                                          
Clay (transition from Bronze to Iron Age)
#08050234

Head of a figure with traces of red paint. From Affullah...