Origin: Hebron Circa: 900 BC to 500 BC Dimensions: .875" (2.2cm) high x .625" .6cm) wide x .375" (1.0cm) depth Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Iron Age Medium: Glass

Origin: Hebron Circa: 900 BC to 500 BC Dimensions: .875" (2.2cm) high x .625" .6cm) wide x .375" (1.0cm) depth Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Iron Age Medium: Glass   « Less

Origin: Hebron- Palestine Circa: 900 BC to 600 BC Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Iron age Scaraboid Medium: Calcite

Origin: Hebron- Palestine Circa: 900 BC to 600 BC Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Iron age Scaraboid Medium: Calcite   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 200 BC to 30 BC Dimensions: 2" (5.1cm) high x 3.5" (8.9cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Ptolemaic Medium: Wood This unassuming  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 200 BC to 30 BC Dimensions: 2" (5.1cm) high x 3.5" (8.9cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Ptolemaic Medium: Wood This unassuming piece of inscribed wood is a mummy tag from the Egyptian Ptolemaic period. It contains the name and personal details of a deceased individual, which would have informed the embalmers as to what was required of them. The body would have been stored between processes, and tags such as this were used to identify the person. The script is demotic – the informal and most cursive version of hieroglyphics that was used for non-ceremonial activities (hieroglyphs are extremely time-consuming to write) – and appears to be intact. The lettering is clear and could be translated if required. Ptolemaic Egypt was one of the most intriguing periods in Egypt’s long history, specifically the clash between Persian-ruled Egypt and the Hellenistic Greeks. This led to an enormous proliferation of artistic and stylistic innovation as the two cultures merged, giving rise to a fused identity that only ceased with the death of Cleopatra at the hands of the Romans in 30 BC. The period started with the invasion of Egypt by Alexander in 332 BC, who was welcomed by the Egyptians as he respected their religion and ejected the hated Persian powers then in rule. He founded a new capital – modestly named Alexandria – which rapidly became the new centre of power and learning in the region. When Alexander died in 323 BC (in Babylon), squabbles broke out as to his successor. Alexander’s brother’s regent, Perdiccas, appointed a friend of Alexander to rule as satrap: the friends’ name was Ptolemy. As the empire broke down, he found himself as sole ruler of Egypt, defeating an attempted coup by Perdiccas in 321 BC, and taking the title of “King” in 305 BC. He subsequently renamed himself Ptolemy I Soter ("Saviour"),and was the founder of the dynasty.   « Less

Egyptian Wooden Inscribed Fragment - LO.1197 Origin: Egypt Circa: 500 AD to 900 AD Dimensions: 5" (12.7cm) high x 1" (2.5cm) wide Collection: Egyptian  More »

Egyptian Wooden Inscribed Fragment - LO.1197 Origin: Egypt Circa: 500 AD to 900 AD Dimensions: 5" (12.7cm) high x 1" (2.5cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Medium: Wood   « Less

Origin: Hebron Circa: 900 BC to 700 BC Dimensions: 1" (2.5cm) high x .6875" (1.7cm) wide x .375" (1.0cm) depth Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Iron Age Medium:  More »

Origin: Hebron Circa: 900 BC to 700 BC Dimensions: 1" (2.5cm) high x .6875" (1.7cm) wide x .375" (1.0cm) depth Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Iron Age Medium: Calcite   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 100 BC to 30 BC Dimensions: 3.2" (8.1cm) high x 2.50" (6.4cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Ptolemaic Medium: Wood Inscribed with  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 100 BC to 30 BC Dimensions: 3.2" (8.1cm) high x 2.50" (6.4cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Ptolemaic Medium: Wood Inscribed with the name of Cleopatra. - (FF.116)   « Less

Origin: Hebron Circa: 900 BC to 700 BC Dimensions: .5" (1.3cm) high x .625" (1.6cm) wide x .375" (1.0cm) depth Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Iron Age Medium: Calcite

Origin: Hebron Circa: 900 BC to 700 BC Dimensions: .5" (1.3cm) high x .625" (1.6cm) wide x .375" (1.0cm) depth Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Iron Age Medium: Calcite   « Less

Origin: Israel Circa: 900 BC to 700 BC Dimensions: .8" (2.0cm) high x 1" (2.5cm) wide x .375" (1.0cm) depth Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Iron Age Medium: Diorite

Origin: Israel Circa: 900 BC to 700 BC Dimensions: .8" (2.0cm) high x 1" (2.5cm) wide x .375" (1.0cm) depth Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Iron Age Medium: Diorite   « Less

Origin: Sebastia, Samaria Circa: 900 BC to 700 BC Dimensions: 1.25" (3.2cm) high x .75" (1.9cm) wide Collection: Biblical Style: Iron Age Medium: Ivory

Origin: Sebastia, Samaria Circa: 900 BC to 700 BC Dimensions: 1.25" (3.2cm) high x .75" (1.9cm) wide Collection: Biblical Style: Iron Age Medium: Ivory   « Less

Origin: Tel Al-Amarna, Egypt Circa: 1558 BC to 1303 BC Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kingdom Medium: Faience The sacred beetle of ancient Egypt, the scarab is an  More »

Origin: Tel Al-Amarna, Egypt Circa: 1558 BC to 1303 BC Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kingdom Medium: Faience The sacred beetle of ancient Egypt, the scarab is an emblem of the creator, Khepera. The word kepher denotes Being, Existence, Creation, or Becoming, and the god Kephera is the self-existent maker of all things. The worship of the scarab, which is symbolic of resurrection and fertility, dates from the earliest period of civilization in Egypt. Carved scarabs served two major functions: as amulets with protective and religious powers, and as personal seals, which designated the property and authority of the individual whose name was placed upon them. In both cases, the power ascribed to the scarab was very great—in life they served as the signature of their owner and were thought to bring prosperity, and in the afterlife they ensured rebirth through eternity. - (PF.1838)   « Less