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Mytological Animals

MYTOLOGICAL ANIMALS

5,202 photos
Nativity, Baptism, and Crucifixion.                    
Ivory plaque
#08051268

Nativity, Baptism, and Crucifixion. Ivory plaque

A lion attacks a deer.                                 
Marble relief from an                                  
ambo (altar).
#08051269

A lion attacks a deer. Marble relief from an...

Ram, limestone.
#080513 3

Ram, limestone.

Zoomorphic vessels in the shape of a dove              
and another bird.                                      
Middle Bronze II, 18th-17th BCE
#080513 4

Zoomorphic vessels in the shape of a dove and another bird....

Two kohl (eye make-up) tubes made of limestone,        
flanked by two monkeys, found in a burial cave         
in Gezer, Israel.                                      
15th-14th BCE
#080513 5

Two kohl (eye make-up) tubes made of limestone, flanked by two monkeys,...

Decorated fragment of a large vase                     
with ostriches and gazelles.                           
From the temple at Lachish,                            
Late Bronze Age, 15th-13th BCE                         
See 08-05-13/9
#080513 8

Decorated fragment of a large vase with ostriches and gazel...

Decorated rim of a large vase: ostriches               
picking at a palm tree.                                
From the temple at Lachish.                            
Late Bronze Age, 15th-13th BCE                         
See 08-05-13/8
#080513 9

Decorated rim of a large vase: ostriches picking at a palm tree....

Two fighting bulls, detail from a small jug.
#08051316

Two fighting bulls, detail from a small jug.

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
#08051319

Cypriot bull of the base ring group, 14th-13th BCE. To the Jews, the bull wa...

Clay vessel in the form of a bull, 15th-13th.          
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. From a tomb in Gezer, Israel.
#08051320

Clay vessel in the form of a bull, 15th-13th. To the Jews, the bull wa...

Figurines of sacrificial animals.                      
1600-1200 BCE
#08051321

Figurines of sacrificial animals. 1600-1200 BCE

Two zoomorphic vessels, one in the shape of a donkey,  
the other a composite figure of lion and bull.         
Around 1000 BCE
#08051323

Two zoomorphic vessels, one in the shape of a donkey, the other a composite fi...