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Ancient Middle East


Oriental Antiquities.



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Sign of Tanit, chief goddess of the Phoenicians, and a sculptured ship's prow in the middle. Section of a votive stele with triangular gable. Whitish limestone from the Tophet of Carthago. 3rd BCE. Height 47 cm
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Sign of Tanit, chief goddess of the Phoenicians, and a sculptured ship's...

Priest carrying a child. Engraving on a votive stele. Dark limestone (3rd BCE) from the Tophet of Carthago. Height 108 cm Inv. 125
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Priest carrying a child. Engraving on a votive stele. Dark...

Crouching figure wearing a tunic. Bas-relief on a grey limestone votive stele (3rd BCE) with triangular gable, from the Tophet of Carthago. Height 64 cm
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Crouching figure wearing a tunic. Bas-relief on a grey limestone voti...

A lion. Part of a monumental ensemble. Limestone (1st CE) from the necropolis of Mactaris. Height 83 cm Inv. 3498
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A lion. Part of a monumental ensemble. Limestone (1st CE)...

Dancing maenads. White marble bas-relief from Thurburbo Majus (2nd half 1st CE, era of Emperor Titus). 39 x 57 x 4.5 cm Inv. 124
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Dancing maenads. White marble bas-relief from Thurburbo Majus (2n...

Sacrifice of a bull. Bas-relief from a votive stele. Limestone (early 2nd CE) from the plain of Ghorfa. 41 x 19 cm
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Sacrifice of a bull. Bas-relief from a votive stele. Lim...

Bust of a man. Bas-relief and inscription in Aramaean and Hebrew: "chawal" (sorrow) (1st CE), from Palmyra, Syria.
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Bust of a man. Bas-relief and inscription in Aramaean and Hebrew:...

Seated girl holding a pigeon. White limestone bas-relief on a tomb (1st CE) from Palmyra, Syria. 41 x 36 cm
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Seated girl holding a pigeon. White limestone bas-reli...

Head of a young woman. Limestone (1st CE) from Palmyra, Syria. Height 22 cm Inv. I 1519
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Head of a young woman. Limestone (1st CE)...

Bust of a young woman. Part of a limestone relief (150 CE) from Palmyra, Syria. 44 x 48 cm Inv. I 1524
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Bust of a young woman. Part of a limestone reli...

Seated woman. Statue from the tomb of Jarhai. White limestone (early 2nd CE) from Palmyra, Syria. 47.7 x 25 cm Inv. 3634/8380
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Seated woman. Statue from the tomb of Jarhai. White limestone (early 2...

Bust of a young woman. Limestone (2nd half 2nd CE) from Palmyra, Syria. Height 38 cm Inv. I 1503
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Bust of a young woman. Limestone (2nd half 2nd...