Iron Age


pre-Roman Iron Age: Hallstatt period, Latene period



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Bearded male head (Ammonite King),                     
traces of red paint on the stone.                      
Limestone, Late Iron Age                               
The Dayan Collection
#08051014

Bearded male head (Ammonite King), traces of red paint on t...

Vase repesenting the Egyptian god Bes and a juglet.    
Egyptian import or an Egyptian-style vase of           
local make.                                            
Clay (7th or 6th BCE)                                  
Height 10.9 and 9.4 cm. The Dayan Collection
#08051017

Vase repesenting the Egyptian god Bes and a juglet. Egyptian import or an Eg...

Bowl on a tripod with anthropomorphic legs,            
from the vicinity of Hebron, Israel.                   
Pottery, Iron Age I                                    
The Dayan Collection
#08051021

Bowl on a tripod with anthropomorphic legs, from the vicinity of Heb...

A woman's head with Egyptian hairdo,                   
from the Gaza Strip, Israel.                           
Stone (1550-1200 BCE)                                  
Late Bronze/Early Iron Age
#08051028

A woman's head with Egyptian hairdo, from the Gaza Strip, Isr...

The goddess Astarte,                                   
from Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, Israel.                
Limestone figurine with traces of red paint            
(1200-950 BCE) Iron Age I
#08051031

The goddess Astarte, from Deir el-Balah, Gaza...

Head of a bearded man,                                 
from the Gaza Strip, Israel.                           
Terracotta (1550-1200 BCE)                             
Late Bronze/Early Iron Age
#08051032

Head of a bearded man, from the Gaza Strip, Isr...

Lid of an anthropoid sarcophagus,                      
probably Philistine work,                              
from Tel Rehov, Israel.                                
Terracotta, early Israelite Period
#08051033

Lid of an anthropoid sarcophagus, probably Philistine work...

Three figurines of divinities,                         
from the Jordan Valley, Israel.                        
Bronze (1550-1200 BCE)                                 
Late Bronze/Early Iron Age
#08051034

Three figurines of divinities, from the Jordan Valley,...

Five figurines,                                        
from the Jordan Valley, Israel.                        
Bronze (1550-1200 BCE)                                 
Late Bronze/Early Iron Age
#08051035

Five figurines, from the Jordan Valley,...

Philistine goddess Astarte,                            
from the Gaza Strip, Israel.                           
Pottery (1200-1020 BCE) Israelite period               
of the Judges, time of Shimshon.                       
Height 5 cm
#08051039

Philistine goddess Astarte, from the Gaza Strip, Isr...

Anthropomorphic recipient (goddess)                    
from Tell Qasile, Israel.
#08051041

Anthropomorphic recipient (goddess) from Tell Qasile, Israel...

Female figurine, lily in her hands, red-yellow         
coloured traces of black paint on the stylized         
hairdo, from southern Syria.                           
Pottery, Late Iron Age                                 
Height 15.7 cm
#08051042

Female figurine, lily in her hands, red-yellow coloured traces of black...