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Ancient Middle East


Oriental Antiquities.



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Assyrian archers during the siege of Lachish, Israel. Stone bas-relief from the palace of Ashurbanipal in Niniveh, Iraq
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Assyrian archers during the siege of Lachish, Israel. Stone bas-relief from th...

Potsherd (ostracon), probably from a cultic vessel, inscription in Hebrew. In the third row the letters for the name of God "Jahve"
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Potsherd (ostracon), probably from a cultic vessel, inscription in Hebrew. I...

Cypriot bull of the base ring group, 14th-13th BCE. To the Jews, the bull was the most precious sacrificial animal, a sacrifice which could exculpate a High priest while a ram was sufficient to atone for the sins of a ruler. Import from Cyprus. H: 19,5 cm Inv. H-495
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Cypriot bull of the base ring group, 14th-13th BCE. To the Jews, the bull wa...

Heads of warriors, terracotta, from Cyprus. Iron Age II
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Heads of warriors, terracotta, from Cyprus. Iron Age II

Sphinx carrying an incense burner, limestone. From a tomb in Marion, Cyprus, Persian period. AM 90
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Sphinx carrying an incense burner, limestone. From a tomb in Marion, C...

Head with helmet, limestone. Iron Age II, from Cyprus. H: 10 cm Inv. H-1313
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Head with helmet, limestone. Iron Age II, from Cypru...

Terracotta head, part of a large jug. Persian period, from Cyprus. H: 10,5 cm Inv. H-154
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Terracotta head, part of a large jug. Persian period, from Cyp...

Female votive figurine from Cyprus.
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Female votive figurine from Cyprus.

Male head with helmet, stone. From Cyprus H: 14,7 cm Inv. H-491
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Male head with helmet, stone. From Cyprus...

The Jewish fortified camp of Lachish (701 BCE). Part of a relief from the palace of King Sennacherib in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq). H: 165 cm
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The Jewish fortified camp of Lachish (701 BCE). Part of a relief from the palac...

Assyrian soldiers carrying booty and escorting prisoners from the captured city of Lachish (701 BCE). Part of a relief from the palace of King Sennacherib in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq). H: 165 cm
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Assyrian soldiers carrying booty and escorting prisoners from the captu...

Wadi el-Mujib, Jordan. In biblical times the deep valley of the Arnon or Gad formed a natural frontier between the Amorite,later the Israelite kingdoms in the North and the kingdom of Moab in the South.
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Wadi el-Mujib, Jordan. In biblical times the deep valley of the Arnon or G...