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Silver shekel of the First Jewish Revolt from Rome

On two occasions the Jews raised armed revolts against Roman…
Silver shekel of the Second Jewish Revolt from Rome

On two occasions, the Jews raised armed revolts against Roma…
Limestone ossuary

This limestone chest was used to hold the bones of a dead pe…
Ain Sakhri lovers figurine

Their heads, arms and legs appear as raised areas around whi…
View of Bethlehem, pen drawing by Jan van Scorel

This view was made by the artist when he visited Bethlehem, …
Dress

This is an extremely fine example of the distinctive dress o…
Bronze coin of Herod I 'the Great', king of Judaea

In 37 BC, the last of the Hasmonaean rulers of Judaea was ex…
Bronze coin of Pontius Pilate, Procurator of Judaea

The Herodian dynasty lost its sole control over Judaea in AD…
The Warren Cup

After Warren's death the cup remained in private hands, larg…
Clay coffin lid

Although this object looks like a mask it is in fact the lid…
Gold pendant from the Tell el-cAjjul hoard: a fertility goddess, probably Astarte

This pendant is a stylized representation of a fertility god…
Ivory hand

This hand, which is almost three-quarters life-size, may hav…
Lachish Letter I

This is one of a group of letters written on ostraka (pot sh…
Lachish Letter II

This is one of a group of letters written on ostraka (pot sh…
Limestone ossuary

Limestone chests of this type were used to hold the bones of…
Necklaces of faience beads and pendants

These fine necklaces from the Fosse Temple at Lachish illust…
Ossuary in the form of a house

The ossuary was the most common form of burial from the Chal…
Pendant from the Tell el-cAjjul hoard

This star pendant may be related to the cult of the Canaanit…
Pillar figurine

While this example can be dated to about the seventh century…
Pottery lidded jar of the sort used to store the Dead Sea Scrolls

This jar and lid were found with others at the site of Khirb…
Ivory plaque with the Adoration of the Magi

This panel presents a solemn hieratic image of the Adoration…
Silver shekel of the Second Jewish Revolt, struck over a denarius of the Emperor Hadrian

This silver coin shows how, in an act of defiance against Ro…
Model of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

The city of Jerusalem is unique in being sacred to three rel…
Martin Schongauer, Christ bearing the Cross, a copperplate engraving

This ambitious composition was Schongauer's largest and most…
Coat

Coats like this were the main item of clothing worn by women…
Jacket

This woman's jacket ( taqsireh ) is made from red woollen br…
Bronze figurine of a warrior, probably a deity

This bronze figurine wears a broad belt fastened in front wi…
'Tell el-Yahudiyeh ware' juglet

Vessels of this type were first identified by the excavator …
Glass triple-bodied bottle

It is comparatively easy to make a bottle with a double body…
Stone panel from the South-West Palace of Sennacherib (Room 36, no. 7)

This alabaster panel was part of a series which decorated th…
Stone panels from the South-West Palace of Sennacherib (Room 36, nos. 14-16)

These alabaster panels were part of a series which decorated…
Stone panels from the South-West Palace of Sennacherib (Room 36, nos. 8-10)

These alabaster panels were part of a series which decorated…
Ivory panel with the Miracle of Cana

This panel once decorated the cover of a Gospel Book (now in…
The Tring Tiles

The first official miracle attributed to Christ occurred at …
Raphael, The Massacre of the Innocents, a drawing, and a print by Marcantonio Raimondi after

This is a working drawing in pen and brown ink. In it we see…
Mosque lamp

This large hanging-lamp was found in Jerusalem in the ninete…
Cuneiform tablet with part of the Babylonian Chronicle (605-594 BC)

This tablet is one of a series that summarises the principal…
The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence, a page from a manuscript

The archangel Gabriel is an important figure to Muslims, as …
Michelangelo Buonarroti, Christ on the Cross,a drawing

This beautiful black chalk drawing shows the crucified and l…
The Taylor Prism

This six-sided baked clay document (or prism) was discovered…
The Chaucer astrolabe

The astrolabe is a multi-functional instrument which enables…

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