Samaria Ostracon (A Shipment of Wine)

Stone decorated with animals, two figures with hands bound, and floating bodies, cracked on top.

Battlefield with Prisoners and Corpses, on Egyptian Palette

Battlefield with prisoners and corpses, on Egyptian cosmetic palette, ca. 3100 BCE. The scene includes bound prisoners being led off and corpses being eaten by vultures, ravens, and a lion. Burial was…

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Single page in ink on vellum featuring image of throne in center with bird of prey above, surrounded by Hebrew writing.

Amulet for the protection of women and newborn children

Amulets were crafted to protect pregnant women and newborn children from the powers of the evil Lilith, Adam’s mythical first wife. Mystical texts surround this image, written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and…

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Stone cylinder inscribed with cuneiform.

Cyrus Cylinder

Cyrus Cylinder, Babylonia. In the inscription, Cyrus, the king of Persia (reigned 559–530 BCE), declares that he was chosen by Marduk, the god of Babylon, to free its citizens from the tyranny and…

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Samaria Ostracon (A Shipment of Wine)

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