back to overview
 
372 photos
Bowl decorated with duck heads and serpents.                           
                                  
Serpentine stone
#08050810

Bowl decorated with duck heads and serpents....

Incense stand hewn from                                
a single basalt block,                                 
from Beersheba, Israel
#08050811

Incense stand hewn from a single basalt block,...

"Shrine of the Steles"                                 
Canaanite temple from Hazor.                           
Basalt
#08050812

"Shrine of the Steles" Canaanite temple from Ha...

Painted incense stand with bowl. The bowl was put on   
top of the stand; the air flowing through the holes    
in the stand facilitated the burning of the incense.   
From Megiddo (1200-1000 BCE)
#08050814

Painted incense stand with bowl. The bowl was put on top of the stand; the ai...

Incense stand formed like a shrine, decorated          
with female figurines sitting at a window.             
From Megiddo                                           
Pottery (1200-1000 BCE)
#08050815

Incense stand formed like a shrine, decorated with female figurines si...

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...

Incense stand in the form of a chalice.                
Air flowing through the holes in the stand             
facilitates the burning of the incense                 
placed in the bowl on top.                             
Pottery
#08050820

Incense stand in the form of a chalice. Air flowing through the...

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...

Holy of Holies in the temple of Arad,                  
reconstructed by the Israel Museum.
#08050825

Holy of Holies in the temple of Arad, reconstructed by the Is...

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,...