Judaism


Jewish History, Diaspora, Biblical Landscapes,Jewish Festivities,Synagogues



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The Bible (Old Testament)

THE BIBLE (OLD TESTAMENT)

The Jewish Museum New York

THE JEWISH MUSEUM NEW YORK

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Gazelle's head. Ivory.                                 
From the Foss Temple at Lachish
#08050424

Gazelle's head. Ivory. From the Foss Temple at...

Giraffe's head. Ivory.                                 
From the Foss Temple at Lachish
#08050425

Giraffe's head. Ivory. From the Foss Temple at...

Duck's head. Ivory.                                    
From Lachish
#08050426

Duck's head. Ivory. From Lachish

Bird shaped vessel. Terracotta.                        
From Sichem
#08050437

Bird shaped vessel. Terracotta. From Sichem

Woman's head in a window.    ("Woman in a window")                          Ivory relief, furniture decoration.
#08050529

Woman's head in a window. ("Woman in a window") Ivor...

King Hazael of Damascus framed by a lotus flower.      
Carved ivory plaque, 8th BCE.                          
From Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu, Northern Syria       
17.8 x 5.6 cm                                          
AO 11488
#08050534

King Hazael of Damascus framed by a lotus flower. Carved ivory plaque, 8th...

Crouching cat.                                         
Carved ivory figurine from                          
the temple at Lachish, Israel                          
Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem
#08050557

Crouching cat. Carved ivory figurine f...

Victory stele of Mesha, King of Moab.Mesha thanks      
God Chemosh for his victory over king Omri of Israel.  
The Israelites had established a fortress at Atharot,  
threatening Dhibon,Mesha's capital. See 08-05-14/4     
Black basalt,H:124 cm       AO 5066
#08050613

Victory stele of Mesha, King of Moab.Mesha thanks God Chemosh for his vict...

Seal of Jeroboam, King of Israel                       
(1000 BCE). Copy of lost original
#08050614

Seal of Jeroboam, King of Israel (1000 BCE). Copy of lost...

"Jerusalem", Hebrew inscription incised on a           
wall of a rock-cut burial cave near Lachish            
(early 6th BCE).
#08050620

"Jerusalem", Hebrew inscription incised on a wall of a rock-cut buria...

Juglet containing clay balls bearing seal impressions  
with names. Next to it two stone weights (early 6th BC)
from Lachish, Israel.
#08050621

Juglet containing clay balls bearing seal impressions with names. Next to it t...

Sennacherib's prism (691 BCE),  describing
the third campaign of the king to reassert
Assyrian hegemony over Syria and Canaan. It
mentions among others Hezekiah, King of Judah.
#08050622

Sennacherib's prism (691 BCE), describing the third campaign of the king to rea...