Mytological Animals


Mythological animals.



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Naked, circumcised prisoners of Semitic origin are led 
before a king on his throne.An Egyptian soldier leads  
the prisoners, followed by a war-chariot.Ivory,        
probably a furniture-ornament.From Megiddo,Israel.     
See also 08-05-05/22-24.Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem.
#08050521

Naked, circumcised prisoners of Semitic origin are led before a king on his thr...

Naked, circumcised prisoners of Semitic origin are led 
before a king on his throne.Ivory,furniture ornament.  
Detail: the king (Pharaoh?) on his sphinx-throne,      
drinking from a cup.A musician.From Megiddo,Israel.    
See also 08-05-05/22-24.Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem.
#08050522

Naked, circumcised prisoners of Semitic origin are led before a king on his thr...

Winged sphinx in a lotus thicket.                      
Ivory (open work)                                      
from Megiddo, Israel                                   
Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem
#08050531

Winged sphinx in a lotus thicket. Ivory (open work)...

Winged sphinx with Egyptian crown. Ivory (open-work)   
from Arslan Tash, the ancient Hadatu, Northern Syria.  
10 x 14 cm
#08050532

Winged sphinx with Egyptian crown. Ivory (open-work) from Arslan Tash, the an...

Two winged genii, in the center Horus on the lotus.    
Carved ivory plaque with golden elevations             
Egyptian influence (head gear)                         
from Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu, Northern Syria       
9.9 x 8.5 cm. AO 11465
#08050533

Two winged genii, in the center Horus on the lotus. Carved ivory plaque with...

Lions and sphinxes in high-relief.                     
Ivory box carved from one piece, from a hoard          
found in a 12th BCE palace in Megiddo, Israel          
Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem
#08050544

Lions and sphinxes in high-relief. Ivory box carved from on...

Winged genii (probably Isis and Nephtys) kneeling      
on either side of a djed pillar, symbol of Osiris.     
Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem
#08050549

Winged genii (probably Isis and Nephtys) kneeling on either side of a djed...

Kneeling falcon-headed god with small seated Maat:     
Left half of an ivory plaque representing the infant   
Horus on a lotus between two kneeling figures.         
From Samaria, Israel                                   
Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem
#08050550

Kneeling falcon-headed god with small seated Maat: Left half of an ivory pl...

Seal showing winged animal with                        
crown and Hebrew inscription.                          
Stone, from Jerusalem                                  
Size 0.8 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm                                
Inv. H 617
#08050626

Seal showing winged animal with crown and Hebrew inscrip...

Earrings with stylized head of a horned animal         
on the lower part of the pendant.                      
Unique specimen from Canaan, Tell el-Ajjul.            
Gold (1600-1450 BCE, Late Bronze Age)
#080507 9

Earrings with stylized head of a horned animal on the lower part of the...

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....

Two winged lions with human heads, 5 lines of          
of Himjarite inscription in the upper section.         
Funeral stele dedicated to the deified King of Wadum.  
Yellow sandstone                                       
31.5 x 13.5 cm - AO 4098
#08051069

Two winged lions with human heads, 5 lines of of Himjarite inscription...