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Portable altar for Jupiter Heliopolitanus. Right hand missing which held lightening; he is wrapped in a tight shroud like a mummy. He is simultaneously Baal the thunderer and Osiris, the reborn god of fertility. 2nd CE Bronze, H: 38,4 cm AO 19.534
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Portable altar for Jupiter Heliopolitanus. Right hand missing which held...

Three figurines of nude women,the traditional mother- and fertility goddess, but strongly influenced by Hellenism. Babylon, Seleucid period. Alabaster, the center figurine has garnets in eyes and navel. H:23-25 cm, AO 20132, 20127, 22994.
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Three figurines of nude women,the traditional mother- and fertility goddess, b...

Three figurines of nude women, the traditional mother- and fertility goddess, but strongly influenced by Hellenism. From Babylon, Seleucid period. Alabaster, L: between 23 and 25 cm AO 20131, 20130, 20129
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Three figurines of nude women, the traditional mother- and fertility goddess, b...

Tablet of Uruk; ritual of the daily sacrifice in the big temple of the god Anu in Uruk. Seleucid, 3rd-2nd BCE, Hellenistic, from Uruk. Baked clay, 22,3 x 10,4 cm AO 6451
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Tablet of Uruk; ritual of the daily sacrifice in the big temple of the...

Woman with child. Hellenistic, from Cyprus. Terracotta, H: 14 cm A 13
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Woman with child. Hellenistic, from Cyprus. Terracotta, H: 14 cm...

One of the city gates of Beth-Shean with Mount Gilboa in the background. King Saul died here in the battle against the Philistines.
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One of the city gates of Beth-Shean with Mount Gilboa in th...

Palace of King Herod the Great (37-4 BCE) with Hellenistic tower, columnated courtyard, and synagogue (synagogue 2nd BCE).
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Palace of King Herod the Great (37-4 BCE) with Hellenistic tower,...

Palace of King Herod the Great (37-4 BCE) Left: Hellenistic tower, Center: columnated courtyard Right: 2nd-century BCE synagogue
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Palace of King Herod the Great (37-4 BCE) Left: Hellenistic tower,...

Palace of King Herod the Great (37-4 BCE). Stone columns of columnated courtyard
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Palace of King Herod the Great (37-4 BCE). Stone columns of columna...

Palace of King Herod the Great (37-4 BCE). Stone columns of the synagogue (2nd BCE)
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Palace of King Herod the Great (37-4 BCE). Stone columns of the syn...

The Macalister Wall, part of the old city wall of Jerusalem on the Ophel, named after its discoverer. The wall dates probably from Hellenistic times.
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The Macalister Wall, part of the old city wall of Jerusalem on the Ophel,...

The Macalister Wall, part of the old city wall of Jerusalem on the Ophel, named after its dicoverer. The wall dates probably from Hellenistic times.
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The Macalister Wall, part of the old city wall of Jerusalem on the Ophel,...