Ancient Middle East


Oriental Antiquities.



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Gold earring with ornaments,                           
from Tell el-Ajjul                                     
Late Bronze Age
#08050714

Gold earring with ornaments, from Tell el-Ajjul...

Amulet with flying hawk.                               
Gold, Late Bronze Age
#08050715

Amulet with flying hawk. Gold, Late Bronze Age

A pair of earrings with cloisonne ornament, gold.      
From a princely tomb in Susa, Achaemenid period.       
Sb 2764, Sb 2756
#08050716

A pair of earrings with cloisonne ornament, gold. From a princely tomb in...

Huge earrings decorated with knobs,                    
from Tell el-Ajjul                                     
Gold, Late Bronze Age
#08050717

Huge earrings decorated with knobs, from Tell el-Ajjul...

Bracelets, from Tell el-Ajjul.                         
Silver, Late Bronze Age
#08050718

Bracelets, from Tell el-Ajjul. Silver, Late Bronze Age

Scraps of silver ornaments bent and broken by          
a jeweller for smelting down and recasting.            
From Tell el-Ajjul                                     
Late Bronze Age
#08050719

Scraps of silver ornaments bent and broken by a jeweller for smelting...

Pendant with a schematic representation                
of a woman, perhaps a fertility goddess.               
From Tell el-Ajjul                                     
Gold, Late Bronze Age
#08050720

Pendant with a schematic representation of a woman, perhaps a fe...

Bracelets, with decorated                              
tips, to be worn together.                             
From Tell el-Ajjul                                     
Gold (1600-1450 BCE)                                   
Middle Bronze Age
#08050721

Bracelets, with decorated tips, to be worn togethe...

Woman on a gold pendant,                               
possibly a fertility goddess,                          
from the temple of Beth-Shan.                          
Late Bronze Age
#08050722

Woman on a gold pendant, possibly a fertility god...

Two pendants, each decorated                           
with an eight-pointed star.                            
Gold, Late Bronze Age
#08050723

Two pendants, each decorated with an eight-pointed st...

Golden star pendant and string of carnelian            
beads with carnelian and gold pendants shaped          
like Egyptian lilies. From Tell el-Ajjul.              
Gold, Middle/Late Bronze Age                           
Inv. 1156 and 1202
#08050724

Golden star pendant and string of carnelian beads with carnelian and...

Bowl shaped like a shell,                              
from the royal palace in Meggido.                      
Gold, Late Bronze Age
#08050725

Bowl shaped like a shell, from the royal palace in...