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Incense stand decorated with coiling serpents.         
The air flowing through the holes in the stand         
facilitated the burning of the incense in a bowl       
set on top of the stand.                               
Pottery, from Beit Shan
#08050816

Incense stand decorated with coiling serpents. The air flowing through...

Small domestic shrine: model of a temple               
with two pillars and voluted capitals,                 
from  Megiddo.                                         
Clay, beginning of the Israelite monarchy
#08050821

Small domestic shrine: model of a temple with two pillars and vol...

Small domestic shrine, viewed from the side.           
See also 08-05-08/21. Model of a temple with           
two pillars and voluted capitals,                      
from Megiddo                                           
Clay, beginning of the Israelite monarchy
#08050822

Small domestic shrine, viewed from the side. See also 08-05-08/21. Mo...

Model of a shrine,                                     
Phoenician type                                        
Clay (around 1000-800 BCE)
#08050823

Model of a shrine, Phoenician type...

Horned altar,                                          
from Megiddo                                           
Limestone (around 900 BCE)
#08050824

Horned altar, from Megiddo...

Square altar with horns                                
on the four top corners,                               
from Megiddo.                                          
Limestone (1000-586 BCE)
#08050826

Square altar with horns on the four top corners,...

Altar with remains of incense still visible.                         
                                      
From a sanctuary in Arad.                              
Limestone
#08050827

Altar with remains of incense still visible....

Altar with remains of incense                          
still visible,                                         
from a sanctuary in Arad.                              
Limestone
#08050828

Altar with remains of incense still visible,...

Two incense burners:                                   
One, 11th-10th BCE from Tel Zafit,                     
the other 10th-9th BCE from Tel Amal.                  
Pottery
#08050829

Two incense burners: One, 11th-10th BCE from...

Plate of a sacrificial altar,                          
blood drain shaped like a bull's head,                 
from Yemen.                                            
Limestone (around 500 BCE)
#08050830

Plate of a sacrificial altar, blood drain shaped like...

Two ibexes, part of a                                  
sculptured architecture,                               
from Yemen.                                            
Marble (around 500 BCE)
#08050852

Two ibexes, part of a sculptured architecture,...

Three little houses (altars)                           
from Maresha, Beth Gobrin area, Israel.                
Limestone, Persian Period                              
Length: 5-10 cm
#08051052

Three little houses (altars) from Maresha, Beth Gobri...