Ancient Middle East


Oriental Antiquities.



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Lid of an anthropoid sarcophagus,                      
probably Philistine work,                              
from Tel Rehov, Israel.                                
Terracotta, early Israelite Period
#08051033

Lid of an anthropoid sarcophagus, probably Philistine work...

Five figurines,                                        
from the Jordan Valley, Israel.                        
Bronze (1550-1200 BCE)                                 
Late Bronze/Early Iron Age
#08051035

Five figurines, from the Jordan Valley,...

Model of a temple,                                     
from Judea, Israel.                                    
Terracotta (12th-11th BCE)                             
Late Bronze Age
#08051036

Model of a temple, from Judea, Israel....

Basin for libations,                                   
support decorated with orantes,                        
from the Jordan Valley, Israel.                        
Basalt (1500-1200 BCE)                                 
Late Bronze/Early Iron Age I
#08051037

Basin for libations, support decorated with o...

Incense mortar. Deep bowl decorated below rim          
4 concentric incised circles, on 3 hollow legs,        
bought in Huara near Shechem, Israel.                  
Pottery, all burnished, partly cracked                 
Height 13.4 cm
#08051038

Incense mortar. Deep bowl decorated below rim 4 concentric incised cir...

Cylindrical pottery support.                           
Open work shows human forms.                           
From Tell Qasile, Israel.
#08051040

Cylindrical pottery support. Open work shows human fo...

Anthropomorphic recipient (goddess)                    
from Tell Qasile, Israel.
#08051041

Anthropomorphic recipient (goddess) from Tell Qasile, Israel...

Female figurine, lily in her hands, red-yellow         
coloured traces of black paint on the stylized         
hairdo, from southern Syria.                           
Pottery, Late Iron Age                                 
Height 15.7 cm
#08051042

Female figurine, lily in her hands, red-yellow coloured traces of black...

Head of goddess Astarte,                               
from the Hebron area, Israel.                          
Pottery, Israelite Iron Age                            
Height 4.6 cm
#08051043

Head of goddess Astarte, from the Hebron area, Is...

Head of a Jewess with diadem of pearls, two long       
curls falling on her shoulders, two rows of pearls     
around her neck, from the Hebron district, Israel.     
Ivory, Late Iron Age II                                
Height 5.3 cm
#08051046

Head of a Jewess with diadem of pearls, two long curls falling on her sho...

Egyptian goddess Astarte in a temple,                  
from the Gaza Strip, Israel.                           
Pottery (586-100 BCE)                                  
Height 11.7 cm
#08051047

Egyptian goddess Astarte in a temple, from the Gaza Strip, Isr...

Fertility figure,                                      
from Jerusalem, Israel.                                
Terracotta, Iron Age II
#08051049

Fertility figure, from Jerusalem, Israel....