Ancient Middle East


Oriental Antiquities.



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Crouching cat.                                         
Carved ivory figurine from                          
the temple at Lachish, Israel                          
Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem
#08050557

Crouching cat. Carved ivory figurine f...

A row of ram heads; a piece of architecture.           
Alabaster                                              
from Southern Arabia
#08050558

A row of ram heads; a piece of architecture. Alabaster...

A row of ram heads; a piece of architecture.           
Alabaster                                              
from Southern Arabia
#08050559

A row of ram heads; a piece of architecture. Alabaster...

Head.                                                  
Alabaster (probably 11th BCE)                          
from the Arabian peninsula
#08050560

Head. Alabaster (probably 11th...

Head.                                                  
Alabaster (probably from a sepulchral monument)        
from the Arabian peninsula
#08050561

Head. Alabaster (probably from...

Head.                                                  
Alabaster (probably from a sepulchral monument)        
from the Arabian peninsula
#08050562

Head. Alabaster (probably from...

Four heads.                                            
Alabaster (probably from tombs)                        
from Southern Arabia                                   
Inv. S.E.M. 114
#08050563

Four heads. Alabaster (probably from...

Altar with two bulls' heads                            
from Southern Arabia
#08050564

Altar with two bulls' heads from Southern Arabia

Incense burners, limestone, inscribed with the         
names of various types of incense.                     
Inv. SEM 29,691,28
#08050565

Incense burners, limestone, inscribed with the names of various types o...

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...