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Edomite figurine, bought in Jerusalem Pottery, Iron Age II Height 5.7 cm
#08051050

Edomite figurine, bought in Jerusalem...

Red jasper seal with winged uraeus (snake), from Jerusalem, Israel. Length 1.8 cm
#08051051

Red jasper seal with winged uraeus (snake), from Jerusalem, Israel....

Three little houses (altars) from Maresha, Beth Gobrin area, Israel. Limestone, Persian Period Length: 5-10 cm
#08051052

Three little houses (altars) from Maresha, Beth Gobri...

Figurine of a warrior holding a bow in his left hand. Lower part is missing. Bought in Jerusalem, Israel. Pottery, Persian Period Height: 10.7 cm
#08051053

Figurine of a warrior holding a bow in his left hand. Lower par...

Goddess Astarte, from the Gaza Strip, Israel. Pottery figurine Height 16 cm
#08051058

Goddess Astarte, from the Gaza Strip, Isr...

Model of a building, from South Arabia. Stone relief Cat. 7534
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Model of a building, from South Arabia....

Rectangular plate with 11 lines of Himjarite writing, from southern Arabia. Bronze 27.1 x 18.5 x 0.4 cm AO 25 597
#08051067

Rectangular plate with 11 lines of Himjarite writing, from southern Arabia....

List of proper names, among them that of a landowner. Limestone tablet with Sumerian pictographic script. The symbol of the hand designates the proprietor. End 4th mill., proto-urban period,from Mesopotamia. Limestone, 5 x 4.2 cm - AO 19936
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List of proper names, among them that of a landowner. Limestone tablet with Su...

Bill of sale of a field and one house paid in silver. Terracotta tablet with Sumerian writing (around 2550 BCE) AO 3766
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Bill of sale of a field and one house paid in silver...

Gift of a house (1 sar 1/2 i.e. 54 m2) and a male slave with list of witnesses on the last three lines. Terracotta tablet, period of king Shurrupak. (2550 BCE) Pre-Sargonic 8 x 8 x 2 cm - AO 3765
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Gift of a house (1 sar 1/2 i.e. 54 m2) and a male slave with list of witne...

Astrological tablet from Warka. Between the cuneiform writing a star, a raven and a woman. Seleucide period (3rd-1st BCE) Clay, 11,5 x 19 cm AO 6448
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Astrological tablet from Warka. Between the cuneiform writing a star, a raven...

Great Sumerian hymn: Lamentation on the ruins of Ur. Inscription on clay 24.5 x 13.6 cm AO 6446
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Great Sumerian hymn: Lamentation on the ruins...