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

7,457 photos
Cow suckling her calf.                                 
Ivory                                                  
from Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu, Northern Syria       
12.4 x 6.9 cm                                          
AO 11455
#08050566

Cow suckling her calf. Ivory...

Three superposed lotus flowers forming a "Sacred tree".
Ivory (open-work, fragment) Right: Lotus flower with   
5 petals. Left: Ivory plaque with top and bottom border
from Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu, Northern Syria.      
11.3 x 3 cm, AO 11481; 7.6 x 2.1 cm, AO 11482
#08050567

Three superposed lotus flowers forming a "Sacred tree". Ivory (open-work, fragme...

Horn-shaped ivory vase                                 
encircled with gold bands, used for anointment         
from Megiddo, Israel
#08050568

Horn-shaped ivory vase encircled with gold band...

Cow suckling her calf. Small carved ivory              
interlaced plants in front of and behind the cow.      
Traces of gold inlay on the cow's body,                
from Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu, Northern Syria       
9.8 x 5.7 cm - AO 11452
#08050569

Cow suckling her calf. Small carved ivory interlaced plants in fro...

Head of a roaring lion,                                
from Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu.                      
Ivory                                                  
7.4 x 6.7 x 3.8 cm                                     
AO 11490
#08050570

Head of a roaring lion, from Arslan Tash, ancien...

Copper axe (end of 3rd millennium),                    
lent by the Pontifical Institute to the                
Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem.                         
From Syria
#080506 1

Copper axe (end of 3rd millennium), lent by the Pontifical I...

Four scarabs, examples of the Hyksos types.
Middle Bronze Age
From Canaan
#080506 2

Four scarabs, examples of the Hyksos types. Middle Bronze Age From Canaan

Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh describing
the deeds of the legendary hero who
sought eternal life (15th BCE).
From Megiddo, Israel
Terracotta, fragment
#080506 3

Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh describing the deeds of the legendary hero who soug...

Cuneiform tablet:                                      
description of a lawsuit,                              
found at Hazor, Israel                                 
Terracotta
#080506 4

Cuneiform tablet: description of a lawsuit...

Statue base of Ramses VI (1157-1150 BCE), 20th Dynasty 
Bronze                                                 
The two rectangular holes are for the feet of the      
statue                                                 
From Megiddo, Israel
#080506 5

Statue base of Ramses VI (1157-1150 BCE), 20th Dynasty Bronze...

Stele of Sethos I (1303-1290 BCE), 19th Dynasty.       
Name of Beth Shean mentioned on the stele.             
From Beth Shean, Israel
#080506 6

Stele of Sethos I (1303-1290 BCE), 19th Dynasty. Name of Beth Shean menti...

Fragment of a large jar, with the name of              
Pharaoh Seti II (1209-1205 BCE), 19th Dynasty          
Terracotta
#080506 7

Fragment of a large jar, with the name of Pharaoh Seti II (1209-12...