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Ancient Middle East


Oriental Antiquities.



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Cow suckling her calf. Small carved ivory interlaced plants in front of and behind the cow. Traces of gold inlay on the cow's body, from Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu, Northern Syria 9.8 x 5.7 cm - AO 11452
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Cow suckling her calf. Small carved ivory interlaced plants in fro...

Head of a roaring lion, from Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu. Ivory 7.4 x 6.7 x 3.8 cm AO 11490
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Head of a roaring lion, from Arslan Tash, ancien...

Copper axe (end of 3rd millennium), lent by the Pontifical Institute to the Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem. From Syria
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Copper axe (end of 3rd millennium), lent by the Pontifical I...

Four scarabs, examples of the Hyksos types. Middle Bronze Age From Canaan
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Four scarabs, examples of the Hyksos types. Middle Bronze Age From Canaan

Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh describing the deeds of the legendary hero who sought eternal life (15th BCE). From Megiddo, Israel Terracotta, fragment
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Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh describing the deeds of the legendary hero who soug...

Cuneiform tablet: description of a lawsuit, found at Hazor, Israel Terracotta
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Cuneiform tablet: description of a lawsuit...

Stele of Sethos I (1303-1290 BCE), 19th Dynasty. Name of Beth Shean mentioned on the stele. From Beth Shean, Israel
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Stele of Sethos I (1303-1290 BCE), 19th Dynasty. Name of Beth Shean menti...

Fragment of a large jar, with the name of Pharaoh Seti II (1209-1205 BCE), 19th Dynasty Terracotta
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Fragment of a large jar, with the name of Pharaoh Seti II (1209-12...

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

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