Iron Age


pre-Roman Iron Age: Hallstatt period, Latene period



874 photos
Head of a Jewess with diadem of pearls, two long       
curls falling on her shoulders, two rows of pearls     
around her neck, from the Hebron district, Israel.     
Ivory, Late Iron Age II                                
Height 5.3 cm
#08051046

Head of a Jewess with diadem of pearls, two long curls falling on her sho...

Egyptian goddess Astarte in a temple,                  
from the Gaza Strip, Israel.                           
Pottery (586-100 BCE)                                  
Height 11.7 cm
#08051047

Egyptian goddess Astarte in a temple, from the Gaza Strip, Isr...

Stele of a Moabite god. From Shihan, Jordan.           
Black basalt, H: 103 cm                                
Early Iron Age, 1200-800 BCE                           
AO 5055
#08051048

Stele of a Moabite god. From Shihan, Jordan. Black basalt, H: 103 cm...

Fertility figure,                                      
from Jerusalem, Israel.                                
Terracotta, Iron Age II
#08051049

Fertility figure, from Jerusalem, Israel....

Edomite figurine,                                      
bought in Jerusalem                                    
Pottery, Iron Age II                                   
Height 5.7 cm
#08051050

Edomite figurine, bought in Jerusalem...

Red jasper seal with winged uraeus (snake),            
from Jerusalem, Israel.                                
Length 1.8 cm
#08051051

Red jasper seal with winged uraeus (snake), from Jerusalem, Israel....

Part of a Hebrew alphabet tablet                       
with ten letters, Shin to R,                           
found near Hebron, Israel.                             
Stone, Early Iron Age II                               
3 x 1.7 x 4.2 cm - Inv. H 815
#08051112

Part of a Hebrew alphabet tablet with ten letters, Shin t...

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....

Letter from the commander of the fortress of Lachish,  
announcing the fall to Syrian troops of Aseka, another 
outpost on the road to Jerusalem. A sentence reads:    
"I do not see the lights of Aseka anymore ..."  Clay  
sherd covered with reed-pen and carbon ink writing.
#08051115

Letter from the commander of the fortress of Lachish, announcing the fall to...

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

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

Bronze bracelet (oil lamp in the background).
#080512 6

Bronze bracelet (oil lamp in the background).

Bronze bracelet.                                       
Late Iron Age
#080512 7

Bronze bracelet. Late Iron Age