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Ancient Middle East


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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

Stele from Balua'a, north of Kerak,Jordan. Three figures in carved relief in a local imitation of Egyptian style.The stele probably shows a god giving a local king the sceptre of his rule,while a goddess watches. Black basalt H:110 cm
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Stele from Balua'a, north of Kerak,Jordan. Three figures in carved relief...

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...

The Oasis of Jericho,seen as a green island from the barren desert of Juda. According to biblical tradition the Israelites camped in the wide plain around the city before attacking it during their invasion of Canaan towards the end of the Bronze Age.
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The Oasis of Jericho,seen as a green island from the barren desert of Juda. A...

Jericho (Tel-el-Sultan), Israel, oldest known inhabited settlement. Neolithic fortification with trench cutting through the fortification wall.
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Jericho (Tel-el-Sultan), Israel, oldest known inhabited s...

Fortification wall of Jericho (Tel-el-Sultan), oldest known inhabited settlement. Neolithic fortification
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Fortification wall of Jericho (Tel-el-Sultan), oldest...

Canaanite moat, tower, and fortification wall of Jericho (Tel-el-Sultan), oldest known inhabited settlement. Neolithic fortification
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Canaanite moat, tower, and fortification wall of Jericho (Tel-el-...

Canaanite fortification walls of Jericho (Tel-el-Sultan), oldest known inhabited settlement. Neolithic fortification
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Canaanite fortification walls of Jericho (Tel-el-Sultan), oldest...

Arch with a keystone, probably from a stable on the ground-floor of a house. First arch with keystone in Israel (earlier than 4th BCE). Joshua tried to conquer Ai.
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Arch with a keystone, probably from a stable on the ground-floor of a ho...