Sample Sources
The sources below are those contained in our three curated collections—covering themes of Passover, Gender Roles, and Holocaust Resistance. They represent a fraction of the thousands of sources that will be available when the full site launches in 2024.
Pharaoh’s Daughter Wall Painting, Dura-Europos
This panel from the Dura-Europos synagogue in Syria depicts Pharaoh’s daughter drawing Moses from the Nile.
Map of Disputes between the Ptolemies and Seleucids in the 3rd Century BCE
Disputes between the Ptolemies and Seleucids in the 3rd Century BCE. Map by Bill Nelson.
Coin with Bust of Antiochus IV Epiphanes
The front of this coin is stamped with an image of Antiochus IV wearing a royal diadem. The back shows Apollo sitting on the omphalos, the “navel of the world,” at Delphi. He holds an anchor, the…
Cave of Letters
Located in the Judean desert near the Dead Sea, this cave was found to contain letters and fragments of papyri from the Roman period. Many of the letters are related to the Bar Kokhba revolt…
Room with Benches, Qumran
Located next to the scriptorium, this room had low benches around its perimeter and contained a few small clay lamps that could be used for reading, which has led some scholars to suggest that it was…
Menorah Mosaic, Sepphoris
This portion of the mosaic floor in the Sepphoris synagogue depicts a menorah surrounded by ritual objects, including a shofar and a bowl with a lulav and etrog, representing several Jewish holidays…
Sickle Blade
This sickle blade was found in the Judean desert. Sickles were used for harvesting grain or for cutting forage, which was mainly used as feed for livestock, either freshly cut or dried.
Bronze Evil Eye Amulet
This amulet was discovered near Mount Arbel in the Galilee. It bears four Greek letters, I A W Θ (iota, alpha, omega, theta), representing the divine name (YHWH in Hebrew). A rider on a galloping…
