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Antiquity


Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Imperial Roman Period, Ancient Middle East.



6 subcategories
Ancient Egypt

ANCIENT EGYPT

Ancient Greece

ANCIENT GREECE

Ancient Israel

ANCIENT ISRAEL

Ancient Jordan

ANCIENT JORDAN

Ancient Middle East

ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST

Imperial Roman Period

IMPERIAL ROMAN PERIOD

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Fragment of a relief showing a bird pecking at a grape. Alabaster, 1st-2nd CE. From Southern Arabia. AO 5968 The inscription in the top register has been added by a forger.
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Fragment of a relief showing a bird pecking at a grape. Alabaster, 1st-2n...

Funeral stele,limestone, from Southern Aarabia, showing a farmer and his team of oxen.Stele of Yamud Shufniken Hassad Umali. AO 1548
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Funeral stele,limestone, from Southern Aarabia, showing a farmer and his...

Funeral stele for a woman, 143 CE; basalt. The inscriptions on these monuments usually mention name, family and age of the defunct;it is rare that,as in this case, an exact date is given:"Obbe,daughter of Sachamel,wife of Bassos,year 445"=143 CE.
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Funeral stele for a woman, 143 CE; basalt. The inscriptions on thes...

Aramaic inscription. Limestone,from Southern Arabia. AO 4976
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Aramaic inscription. Limestone,from Southern Arabia. AO 4976

Votive plaque showing two breasts.Plaque is dedicated to Zeus Hypsistos. From Cyprus AM 668
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Votive plaque showing two breasts.Plaque is dedicated to Zeus Hypsistos....

Votive plaque from a man suffering from eye-trouble and the malformation of a foot. Imperial Rome. From Cyprus. MNB 324
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Votive plaque from a man suffering from eye-trouble and the malformation of...

Statue of King Yerah'Azar "son of Zakir, son of Sanipu" Sanipu is the king of the Ammonites who submitted to Tiglat Pileser in 733 BCE.The pose,right fist clenched, left holding a lotus flower,is that of royalty in Egypt and Syria. Limestone with traces of red paint.
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Statue of King Yerah'Azar "son of Zakir, son of Sanipu" Sanipu is the king of t...

Statue of a king of Ammun,showing Egyptian and Persian influence. Basalt, Iron II,8th-7th BCE
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Statue of a king of Ammun,showing Egyptian and Persian influence. Basalt, Iron...

Male head with Egyptian atef crown of the God Osiris. The eyes were originally inlaid; probably an Ammonite king. From the Citadel in Amman. Limestone, H:25 cm Inv. J4767
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Male head with Egyptian atef crown of the God Osiris. The eyes were originally...

Bardavil Swamp. Probably where the Israelites crossed the Red Sea north of Kantara, Sinai, Egypt.
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Bardavil Swamp. Probably where the Israe...

Bardavil Swamp. Probably where the Israelites crossed the Red Sea north of Kantara, Sinai, Egypt.
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Bardavil Swamp. Probably where the Israe...

Desert of Midian with Mt. Sinai in background. Moses fled to Midian after killing the Egyptian Overseer. The route followes the old caravan courses, Sinai, Egypt.
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Desert of Midian with Mt. Sinai in background. Moses fled to Midian aft...