Landscapes


Landscapes, Seascapes, Cityscapes, etc.



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Prayer written in Greek on a potsherd "Have            
mercy on me in flesh and bone", found under            
the 5th century mosaic floor of the octagonal          
church at Caphernaum ("House of Peter"), Israel.       
6.4 x 5.1 cm
#08051221

Prayer written in Greek on a potsherd "Have mercy on me in flesh and...

Roman oil lamp from Caphernaum, Israel
#08051223

Roman oil lamp from Caphernaum, Israel

Ostracon from the Herodion, palace                     
and tomb of King Herod the Great,                      
Israel, with Greek inscription.
#08051226

Ostracon from the Herodion, palace and tomb of King Herod t...

Wheat in a terra sigillata dish,                       
from the Herodion, palace and tomb                     
of King Herod the Great, Israel
#08051227

Wheat in a terra sigillata dish, from the Herodion, palac...

Fox with a basket of grapes.                           
Mosaic (536 CE) from the church of                     
Saint George on Mount Nebo, Jordan,                    
signed by Naoumas, Kyriakos, and Thomas.               
90 x 90 cm
#08051252

Fox with a basket of grapes. Mosaic (536 CE) from the...

Autumn. The seasons were often depicted                
as young women. Here they appear as "Tyche",           
a city goddess with crown. Mosaic from the             
Hall of Hypolitos, Madaba, Jordan (mid 6th)            
110 x 110 cm
#08051253

Autumn. The seasons were often depicted as young women. Here the...

Dog pursuing a hare.                                   
Mosaic from the Church of Massuh,                      
Jordan, built under the Archbishop                     
Theodosius of Esbus (2nd half 6th)                     
89 x 187 cm
#08051254

Dog pursuing a hare. Mosaic from the Church o...

Dove drinking water from a river.                      
Mosaic from the Hall of                                
Hypolitos, Madaba, Jordan.                             
Middle 6th                                             
70 x 70 cm
#08051255

Dove drinking water from a river. Mosaic from the Hall of...

Young man swinging an incense burner.                  
Mosaic from Madaba, Jordan (mid 6th)                   
70 x 70 cm
#08051256

Young man swinging an incense burner. Mosaic from Madaba, Jord...

Pharaoh Neco (609-594). Josiah, King of Judah (639-609)
was killed in the battle of Megiddo, while trying to   
block Pharaoh Neco from coming to the aid of the       
Assyrians. Small bronze head with traces of gold;      
from Megiddo, Israel. H: 2,7 cm   Inv. H-59
#08051340

Pharaoh Neco (609-594). Josiah, King of Judah (639-609) was killed in the battle...

The Jewish fortified camp  of Lachish (701 BCE). Part of a relief from the palace of King Sennacherib in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).    
H: 165 cm
#08051348

The Jewish fortified camp of Lachish (701 BCE). Part of a relief from the palac...

Assyrian soldiers carrying booty and escorting         
prisoners from the captured city of Lachish (701 BCE). 
Part of a relief from the palace of King Sennacherib   
in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).                        
H: 165 cm
#08051349

Assyrian soldiers carrying booty and escorting prisoners from the captu...