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

A manger from King Solomon's stable. Holes in the pillars for the horse bridles are still visible. Limestone, from Megiddo. Cat. North Cloister 5
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A manger from King Solomon's stable. Holes in the pillars for...

Vase in the form of a lotus flower from Lachish (1550-1200 BCE) Late Bronze Age
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Vase in the form of a lotus flower from Lachish...

Letter from the commander of the fortress of Lachish, announcing the fall to Syrian troops of Aseka, another outpost on the road to Jerusalem. A sentence reads: "I do not see the lights of Aseka anymore ..." Clay sherd covered with reed-pen and carbon ink writing.
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Letter from the commander of the fortress of Lachish, announcing the fall to...

Ceremonial sickles made of bone; tops are carved in the form of animal heads.
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Ceremonial sickles made of bone; tops are carved in the form of animal he...

Figurines of sacrificial animals. 1600-1200 BCE
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Figurines of sacrificial animals. 1600-1200 BCE

Anthropomorphous vase, from Lachish, Israel.
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Anthropomorphous vase, from Lachish, Israel.