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Vase in the form of a lotus flower                     
from Lachish                                           
(1550-1200 BCE) Late Bronze Age
#080509 1

Vase in the form of a lotus flower from Lachish...

A lotus flower in full                                 
bloom, flanked by two                                  
lotus bluds, from Israel.                              
Engraved shell (1200-930 BCE)                          
5.8 x 3.8 cm
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A lotus flower in full bloom, flanked by two...

Sitting divinity, traces of red paint,                 
from Tel Beth-Mirsim, Israel.                          
Limestone bas-relief, Late Bronze Age
#08051026

Sitting divinity, traces of red paint, from Tel Beth-Mirsim, Is...

Divinity standing under an arch of flowers,            
with traces of red paint,                              
from Tel Beth Mirsin, Israel.                          
Limestone bas-relief, Late Bronze Age
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Divinity standing under an arch of flowers, with traces of red paint...

The goddess Astarte,                                   
from the Hebron area, Israel.                          
Pottery relief (around 1400 BCE)                       
Late Bronze Age II
#08051029

The goddess Astarte, from the Hebron area, Is...

Recto with a chalice and verso with                    
lotus flowers of a silver half Shekel,                 
Hebrew inscriptions on both sides,                     
from the time of the first Jewish                      
revolt against the Romans (64-70 CE)
#08051153

Recto with a chalice and verso with lotus flowers of a silve...

Pomegranates, lotus fruit, figs, almonds, cucumber.    
Archaic terracotta fruit bowl (5th BCE) from Rhodes.   
Catalog B 313
#10010220

Pomegranates, lotus fruit, figs, almonds, cucumber. Archaic terracotta fruit...

Ibis, the sacred bird of the Isis-cult, with lotus     
flowers on its head and ears of corn in its beak.      
From the Ekkleasiasterion, the Isis Temple at Pompeii.
#10040354

Ibis, the sacred bird of the Isis-cult, with lotus flowers on its head and...

Woman holding a lotus flower. Phoenicia, Persian period.
Bone, H: 13,1 cm
AO 3990
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Woman holding a lotus flower. Phoenicia, Persian period. Bone, H: 13,1 cm AO 3...

Handle with Mythological Egyptian decoration. The child Harpocrates sitting on a lotus. Phoenician, Roman period.
Bone, H: 10,5 cm
AO 2487
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Handle with Mythological Egyptian decoration. The child Harpocrates sitting on a...

Bowl,Chinese, period Emperor Chia-Ching (1522-1566).   
Cobalt-blue tendrils and lotus buds.                   
From the collection of Schloss Favorite,Karlsruhe.
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Bowl,Chinese, period Emperor Chia-Ching (1522-1566). Cobalt-blue tendrils an...

Bowl,Chinese, period Emperor Chia-Ching (1522-1566).   
Bottom of bowl 30-03-03/1: lotus plant.                 
From the collection of Schloss Favorite,Karlsruhe.
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Bowl,Chinese, period Emperor Chia-Ching (1522-1566). Bottom of bowl 30-03-03...