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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Cylindrical seals
#080506 8

Cylindrical seals

The Gezer Calendar, 7 horizontal lines of              
Hebrew inscription, 1 vertical line at left.           
Wood and gypsum (Iron Period II), from Gezer, Israel   
This is the first known agricultural calendar.         
Height 7.2 cm
#080506 9

The Gezer Calendar, 7 horizontal lines of Hebrew inscription, 1 ve...

Hebrew ostracon (potsherd) with inscription:           
"Gold from Ophir to Beth-horon - 30  shekels"          
From Tell Quasileh (Tel Aviv), Israel                  
Width 5 cm
#08050610

Hebrew ostracon (potsherd) with inscription: "Gold from Ophir to Beth...

Seals (around 1000 BCE),                               
from Ain Shems, Judah, Israel
#08050611

Seals (around 1000 BCE), from Ain Shems, Judah, I...

Fragment of a monumental stele                         
with Hebrew inscription,                               
from Samaria, Israel
#08050612

Fragment of a monumental stele with Hebrew inscription,...

Ostracon (potsherd)                                    
with Hebrew inscription,                               
from Samaria, Israel
#08050615

Ostracon (potsherd) with Hebrew inscription,...

Male head with beard and moustache.                    
Limestone, from Susa,Iran. H:26 cm                     
Sb 790
#08050616

Male head with beard and moustache. Limestone, from Susa,Ira...

Hebrew papyrus from the First Temple                   
Period (mid 7th BCE), from Wadi Murabaat.
#08050617

Hebrew papyrus from the First Temple Period (mid 7th BCE), fr...

Jar handles stamped with                               
Hebrew seal impressions.                               
Iron Age
#08050618

Jar handles stamped with Hebrew seal impressions....

Grain ostracon (potsherd) listing distribution         
of wheat, beginning with the heading "wheat"           
followed by a list of names and symbols                
From Arad, Stratum VII. Israelite Iron Age II.         
Size 18.5 x 15.5 cm. Inv. R 694
#08050619

Grain ostracon (potsherd) listing distribution of wheat, beginning with...

"Jerusalem", Hebrew inscription incised on a           
wall of a rock-cut burial cave near Lachish            
(early 6th BCE).
#08050620

"Jerusalem", Hebrew inscription incised on a wall of a rock-cut buria...

Juglet containing clay balls bearing seal impressions  
with names. Next to it two stone weights (early 6th BC)
from Lachish, Israel.
#08050621

Juglet containing clay balls bearing seal impressions with names. Next to it t...