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Iron Age


pre-Roman Iron Age: Hallstatt period, Latene period



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Man and a bull's head on a Kernus (part of a pilgrim's bottle). From Sebaste (Shomron). Aramaic-Syrian influence (?) Terracotta (900-600 BCE) Late Iron Age Height 8.15 cm - Inv. H 572
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Man and a bull's head on a Kernus (part of a pilgrim's bottle). Fro...

Terracotta bowl. Drawing inside: river with a palm tree on either side. From the excavations at Gezer.
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Terracotta bowl. Drawing inside: river wi...

Terracotta flask (1100 BCE). Shape and painted decoration suggest a goatskin vessel.
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Terracotta flask (1100 BCE). Shape and painted decora...

Cypro-Phoenician vessels (900-700 BCE). This type of vessel was common in Canaan and Cyprus during the Iron Age.
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Cypro-Phoenician vessels (900-700 BCE). This type of vessel was...

Jar. Painted terracotta (around 1100 BCE) Late Bronze/Iron Age
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Jar. Painted terracotta (around 1100 BCE)...

Ornamental wall bracket. The exact use of these objects is not known.
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Ornamental wall bracket. The exact use of these...

Anthropomorphic "Beer-Jug". Reddish, neckpiece with face surmounted by a handle, stomach with strainer. Very rare piece, from the southern hills of Hebron. Height 23.5 cm
#08050333

Anthropomorphic "Beer-Jug". Reddish, neckpiece with face surmounted by a han...

Strainer of a Philistine "Beer-Jug".
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Strainer of a Philistine "Beer-Jug".

"Beer-Jug", reddish, built-in strainer (1000-587 BCE) Israelite (Iron Age) Period II, reportedly found in Tekoa Town of Amos. Rare form, red varnish.
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"Beer-Jug", reddish, built-in strainer (1000-587 BCE) Israelite...

"Beer-jug" with basket handle (right). Iron Age I-II, from Idna near Hebron. One-handle "beer-jug" (left) Israelite Iron Age II, from the Hebron district.
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"Beer-jug" with basket handle (right). Iron Age I-II, from Idna...

Conical chalice. Light colored pottery, parts of the rim and base missing. From Wadi Ara Height 15.7 cm Inv. H 654
#08050337

Conical chalice. Light colored pottery, parts of the rim and bas...

Storage vessel for oil or grain. From King Ahab's Palace on the hill of Samaria Height: 60 cm Private Collection
#08050338

Storage vessel for oil or grain. From King Ahab's Palace...