Ancient Middle East


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Lid of anthropoid coffin,                              
from Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, Israel.                
Clay, grotesque style (1550-1200 BCE)                  
Approximate height 70 cm                               
The Dayan Collection
#080510 1

Lid of anthropoid coffin, from Deir el-Balah, Gaza...

Lid of anthropoid coffin,                              
of Egyptian influence,                                 
from Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, Israel.                
Clay (1550-1200 BCE) Late Bronze Age                   
The Dayan Collection
#080510 3

Lid of anthropoid coffin, of Egyptian influence,...

Lid of anthropoid coffin,                              
of Egyptian influence,                                 
from Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, Israel.                
Clay (1550-1200 BCE) Late Bronze Age                   
The Dayan Collection
#080510 4

Lid of anthropoid coffin, of Egyptian influence,...

Lid of an anthropoid coffin,                           
grotesque style,                                       
from Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, Israel.                
Clay (1550-1200 BCE) Late Bronze Age                   
The Dayan Collection
#080510 5

Lid of an anthropoid coffin, grotesque style,...

Lid of anthropoid coffin,                              
grotesque style,                                       
from Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, Israel.                
Clay (1550-1200 BCE) Late Bronze Age                   
The Dayan Collection
#080510 6

Lid of anthropoid coffin, grotesque style,...

Three coffins with anthropoid lids,                    
grotesque style,                                       
from Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, Israel.                
Clay (1550-1200 BCE) Late Bronze Age                   
The Dayan Collection
#080510 7

Three coffins with anthropoid lids, grotesque style,...

Slipper shaped coffins with anthropoid lids,           
grotesque style,                                       
from Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, Israel.                
Clay (1550-1200 BCE) Late Bronze Age                   
The Dayan Collection
#080510 8

Slipper shaped coffins with anthropoid lids, grotesque style,...

Chalice decorated with leaves,                         
from the southern shore of Israel.                     
Pottery, Israelite Period                              
The Dayan Collection
#080510 9

Chalice decorated with leaves, from the southern shore...

Incense burner and a chain, found in                   
a tomb of the Middle Bronze Period I.                  
Pottery and stone (around 2100 BCE)                    
The Dayan Collection
#08051010

Incense burner and a chain, found in a tomb of the Middle Bro...

Bull-shaped zoomorphic vessel
served as a butter-churn.
Clay, Israelite Period
The Dayan Collection
#08051011

Bull-shaped zoomorphic vessel served as a butter-churn. Clay, Israelite Period...

Mirror with handle shaped like a nude girl,            
found in one of the anthropoid clay coffins            
at Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, Israel.                  
Bronze, Late Bronze Age                                
The Dayan Collection
#08051012

Mirror with handle shaped like a nude girl, found in one of the anth...

Female bust,                                           
probably an Ammonite fertility idol.                   
Limestone, Iron Age II                                 
The Dayan Collection
#08051013

Female bust, probably an Ammonite fer...