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Neolithic skull,plastered over;eyes inlaid with ivory. Skulls of ancestors were probably preserved in plaster to be worshipped.
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Neolithic skull,plastered over;eyes inlaid with ivory. Skulls of ancestors were...

These are the oldest known human statues modelled from lime-plaster,crushed chalk and sand over an armature of reed-bundles.The figures were decorated with black bitumen mastic,white plaster and ochre paint. Found in 1983 in the "statue-pit" at Ain-Ghazal,Jordan, J 16.602
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These are the oldest known human statues modelled from lime-plaster,crushed cha...

These are the oldest known human statues modelled from lime-plaster,crushed chalk and sand over an armature of reed-bundles.The figures were decorated with black bitumen mastic,white plaster and ochre paint. Found in 1983 in the "statue-pit" at Ain-Ghazal,Jordan, J 16.602
#06020250

These are the oldest known human statues modelled from lime-plaster,crushed cha...

These are the oldest known human statues modelled from lime-plaster,crushed chalk and sand over an armature of reed-bundles.The figures were decorated with black bitumen mastic,white plaster and ochre paint. Found in 1983 in the "statue-pit" at Ain-Ghazal,Jordan, J 16.602
#06020251

These are the oldest known human statues modelled from lime-plaster,crushed cha...

These are the oldest known human statues modelled from lime-plaster,crushed chalk and sand over an armature of reed-bundles.The figures were decorated with black bitumen mastic,white plaster and ochre paint. Found in 1983 in the "statue-pit" at Ain-Ghazal,Jordan, J 16.602
#06020252

These are the oldest known human statues modelled from lime-plaster,crushed cha...

These are the oldest known human statues modelled from lime-plaster,crushed chalk and sand over an armature of reed-bundles.The figures were decorated with black bitumen mastic,white plaster and ochre paint. Found in 1983 in the "statue-pit" at Ain-Ghazal,Jordan, J 16.602
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These are the oldest known human statues modelled from lime-plaster,crushed cha...

Stele from Balua'a, north of Kerak,Jordan. Three figures in carved relief in a local imitation of Egyptian style.The stele probably shows a god giving a local king the sceptre of his rule,while a goddess watches. Black basalt H:110 cm
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Stele from Balua'a, north of Kerak,Jordan. Three figures in carved relief...

Statue of King Yerah'Azar "son of Zakir, son of Sanipu" Sanipu is the king of the Ammonites who submitted to Tiglat Pileser in 733 BCE.The pose,right fist clenched, left holding a lotus flower,is that of royalty in Egypt and Syria. Limestone with traces of red paint.
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Statue of King Yerah'Azar "son of Zakir, son of Sanipu" Sanipu is the king of t...

Statue of a king of Ammun,showing Egyptian and Persian influence. Basalt, Iron II,8th-7th BCE
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Statue of a king of Ammun,showing Egyptian and Persian influence. Basalt, Iron...

Male head with Egyptian atef crown of the God Osiris. The eyes were originally inlaid; probably an Ammonite king. From the Citadel in Amman. Limestone, H:25 cm Inv. J4767
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Male head with Egyptian atef crown of the God Osiris. The eyes were originally...

Male statue,limestone with remains of red paint. Holes in both fists suggest that the statue carried arms,is perhaps a warrior. Iron II. Limestone, H:44 cm Inv. J 11260
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Male statue,limestone with remains of red paint. Holes in both fists sugg...

Female,double-faced head,Iron II from the Amman Citadel Four such heads were discovered in 1968,built into a Hellenistic drain.All have mortice holes top and bottom Eyes inlaid with ivory; holes in neck for jewelry- inlays."Woman at the window" type.H:30 cm Inv.J 11689
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Female,double-faced head,Iron II from the Amman Citadel Four such heads were dis...