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Ceramic stand decorated with carvings of musicians playing instruments.

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Musicians on Ritual Stand

Iron Age I, Late 11th or Early 10th Century BCE

Tops of four columns shaped like palm fronds.

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Window Balustrade from Ramat Rahel Palace

Iron Age II, Late 8th–Early 7th Century BCE

Silver oil lamp with lions on each side and crown on top.

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Hanukkah Lamp

ca. 1769–1776

Embroidered curtain and valence bearing three crowns and five vessels.

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Curtain and Valance for Torah Ark

1772–1773

Gold crown decorated with floral motifs.

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Torah Crown

1809

Portrait painting of seated woman facing viewer holding cup and floral garland, wearing flowing dress.

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Henriette Herz as Hebe

1778

Collection of many ceramic containers including bowls, bottles, decanters, jugs, and oil lamps.

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Assemblage of Containers from Ketef Hinnom

Iron Age IIC–Early Persian Period, 7th–5th Centuries BCE

Copper relief sculpture depicting three hooded men. The one on the left holds a scroll and has a long beard, the middle holds a hammer, and the right holds a hand plow and has a short beard.

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The Scholar, the Laborer, and the Toiler of the Soil

1939

Ivory or bone spoon handle and portion of spoon bowl depicting a person wearing headdress and clothing with one arm raised, and lotus blossom to left of figure.

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Ivory or Bone Spoon

Iron Age IIB–IIC, End of 8th Century–Early 6th Century BCE

Ivory carving of a horizontal series of lotus flowers with alternating open and closed buds.

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Ivory-inlay Piece with Lotus Chain

Iron Age IIA–IIB, 9th–8th Century BCE

Ivory carving of a sphinx amid lotus flowers.

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Ivory-openwork Panel with a Battle between a Wild Bull and a Lion

Iron Age IIA–IIB, 9th–8th Century BCE

Ivory panel of lion with claws and teeth gripping bull in partial rectangular frame.

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Ivory-openwork Panel with a Sphinx Striding through Lotus Flowers

Iron Age IIA–IIB, 9th–8th Century BCE