"The first Jewish revolt against Rome" also know by the MASADA COIN.
Throughout the revolution that lasted from AD 66 to 70, a large number of purely jewish coins were made to supply the needs of war, as offerings for the temple, and as political or inspirational statements...
Graceful globular body with a cylindrical- shaped neck with a rim folded outward, two handles and a roundel base...
Dated year 159 - 33/34 C.E.
Obverse: laureate head of Melqart facing right, wearing knotted lionskin around neck
Reverse: Eagle standing lt. with rt. foot on prow of ship, palm branch over rt. shoulder, date and club in field to left...
Dated from, 1000 - 800 BC "Time of the Kings of ancient Israel
Measurements: Height: 48 cm - Width: 38 cm - Height on stand: 57 cm
Condition: Excellent archaeological condition, not repaired and not restored with nice earthy patina
Found in Hebron "City of Abraham" south of Jerusalem, Israel
Provenance: Aweidah family collection
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Dated from, 1000 - 900 BC "Time of the Kings of ancient Israel"
Measurements: Length: 22 cm - Width 12.5 cm
Nicely displayed on a plexi-glass stand of high quality
Condition: Minor professional repair hard to see at the rim of the cup otherwise intact and in very good condition
Found in Jerusalem, Israel
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The HUGE stunning hollow burnished zoomorphic vessel with prominent rump and neck hump, the muzzle extending into a long spout, with curved horns and punched circular incised eyes, with vertical ridges for the dewlap and tail, on four tapering legs.
Dimensions:
Height: 29 cm
Length: 38 cm
Condition: One leg and two horns has been re-attached, tip of horn is missing with some repai...
Measurements: Length:11 cm - Diameter: 6.5 cm - Height on stand: 11 cm
Condition: Intact, excellent archaeolgical condition, not repaired and not restored
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Dated from, 5th - 6th Century AD
Measurements: Height: 13 cm - Diameter: 15 cm
Condition: Base with a hole from antiquity, minor upper side section has been professionally repaired hard to see otherwise intact!
Found in Jerusalem, Israel
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Lekythoi (plural of lekythos) were used to hold oil or perfume, especially during religious ceremonies also at baths and gymnasiums and for funerary offerings Graceful body tapered to the base, and a narrow neck with a loop-shaped handle.
There are several variations in shapes; the cylindrical type, like this one, was first seen in the last third of the sixth-century and wou...
This wine transport amphora dates from 900 - 600 BC
Measurements: Height: 45 cm – Width: 31 cm – Height on stand: 50 cm
Condition: Untouched, not repaired and restored as shown
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Dated from, 100 AD
Height: 6 cm
Found in Jerusalem, Israel
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Inscribed terra-cotta oil lamp, “The light of Christ shines for all” reads the inscription on this Byzantine oil lamp found throughout Palestine, but especially in Jerusalem.
The Greek inscription, Jodi Magness suggests, indicates the lamps were lit during the Ceremony of the Holy Fire in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem and that’s what make the oil lamp more rare and special
Dimensions:
Length: 10 cm...
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Measurements: Length: 8 cm - Width: 6.5 cm
Condition: Excellent archaeological condition, not repaired and not restored very well preserved
The symbolism of the frog related to childbirth and new life
Thi...
Depicted in her youth with a serene expression on her face, her oval face with a rounded chin and slightly-parted full lips, the almond shaped heavy-lidded eyes beneath a softly curving brows arching gracefully and merging with the bridge of her nose, her forehead peaked at the center, the luscious wavy hair center parted.
Measurements: Height: 9 cm - Width:6.5 cm - On stand: 15 cm Nicely mounted on a ...
Measurements: 1.4 cm
Playing Dice was very popular game among the Romans. The Romans called these tesserae
This game was played in taverns as well as gambling houses, brothels and on the street. The emperor Commodus was fond of gambling with dice, and once turned the Imperial Palace into a brothel and gambling house to raise money for the treasury he bankrupted. In this he may have followed a precedent set b...
Dated from, 500 – 300 BC
Measurements: Container: Height: 6.5 cm – Diameter: 8.5 cm
Strainer: Height: 4.3 cm – Length: 14.5 cm
Drinking bowl: Height: 2.8 cm - Diameter 8.5 cm
Condition: Excellent archaeological condition with beautiful patina
The three items (Set) are professionally and nicely mounted on a plexi-glass display stand of high quali...
Facial features reveal attractive young chubby male face with snub nose; lips slightly parted and mouth agape revealing teeth. Prominent cheekbones lidded almond-shaped eyes under shaggy eyebrows and gnarled furrowed forehead. Luxurious thick curling hair, wearing a wreath of overlapping ivy leaves, the back of the wreath joined together with strap.
The Roman Satyr was goat-like from waist down, with a man’s...
Depicted with a serene expression on her face, her head tilted and turned to the right. The long thick waving hear centrally-parted falling in tresses. Shapely lips and small rounded chin. Her heavy-lidded articulated eyes set beneath a defined brow.
A very high quality sculpture.
Measurements: Height: 11 cm - Width: 11 cm - On stand: 22 cm
Nicely mounted on a museum quality plexi-glass stand
C...
Dated from, 100 - 300 AD
Measurements: Height: 11.5 - Width: 10 cm - Height on stand: 23 cm
Found near Hebron south of Jerusalem, Israel
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Roman, 1st Century AD
Measurements:
Height: 10 cm - Width: 6 cm - Height on stand: 21.5 cm
Found in Samaria north of Jerusalem, Israel
The head is nicely mounted on a plexi-...
Standing on an integral trapezoidal base with its wings closed and crossing over the tail, with a short rounded beak and bulging eyes, thick feathers densely covering the legs, breast, neck and wings
Measurements: Height: 22 cm - Width: 10.5 cm
Condition: Head professionally restored heard to see as shown in the pictures.
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Facial features reveal attractive young male face, Luxurious detailed thick curling hair, wearing a wreath, almond shaped eyes beneath a softly curving brows arching gracefully and merging with the bridge of his nose
Dimensions: 11 cm Width: 10 cm Height on stand: 20 cm P> Mounted on a plexi-glass display stand of high quality
Condition: Face cleaned as shown otherwise intact
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Dated from, 100 – 300 AD
Measurements: Height: 17 cm – Width: 13 cm – Height on stand: 22 cm
Condition: A small re-attached part at the upper left corner as shown otherwise intact with natural patina
The fragment is nicely and professionally mounted on a plexi-glass disply stand of high quality
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ROMAN - PALMYRA, CIRCA, 1ST - 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Measurements:
Height: 42 cm
Width: 40 cm
Height on stand: 50 cm
This monumental piece of ancient art will surely make a wonderful addition to the finest antiquities collection as well as a major display to any room of any house!
This adornment with jewellery, combined with feminine gestures and attributes, expressed what was considered the Palmyran fema...
Dated from, 100 – 300 AD
Measurements: Height: 11 cm – Width: 9 cm – Height on stand: 20.5 cm
Condition: Untouched as found with nice patina
Found in Samaria north of Jerusalem, Israel
The head is nicely mounted on a plexi-glass display stand of high quality
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This charming hollow cast bronze bust depicts Bacchus (The god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine) Bacchus (known to the Greeks as Dionysus) was the god of the vine, of wine and mystic ecstasy.
Wrapped with a mantle tied over her left shoulder. A wreath composed of vine leaves with clusters of grapes crowns her head. Her hair parted down in the middle and pulled back.
Such a bust may have st...
Depicted in her youth, her oval face with a rounded chin and slightly-parted full lips, the almond shaped eyes beneath a softly curving brows arching gracefully and merging with the bridge of her nose, her forehead peaked at the center, the luscious wavy hair center parted, the individual strands delineated, pulled behind her ears, bound in a fillet and tied in a chignon at the nape of her neck
A very high quality...
Almond-shaped eye inlays with eyebrows, the well-formed lid and cosmetic line crafted of bronze and inlaid with irises of alabaster; the pupils in black pigment. Perhaps from an anthropoid sarcophagus or a monumental statue.
Measurements: Length: 9.3 cm – Height: 2.5 cm – Height on stand: 18 x 22 cm
Condition: Good condition with beautiful brown patina
The eyes are professionally and nicely mounted on a...
The jar is outstanding in its excellent workmanship and decoration, a fine creation of the master potter in a period when pottery-making reached a peak of achievement.
The jar is well proportioned, with a flaring neck, graceful ovoid body and a pointed base. The handle forms a bridge between the lip and the shoulder and is decorated ...
Dated from, New Kingdom, 1550 – 1070 BC
Measurements:
Height: 5 cm – Diameter: 4 cm
Condition: Minor chip at the cover as shown otherwise intact, not repaired and not restored
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Cosmetics and other toiletries were highly valued by the ancient Egyptians. Both men and women wore eye make...
Almond-shaped eye inlays with eyebrows, the well-formed lid and cosmetic line crafted of bronze and inlaid with irises of alabaster; the pupils in black pigment. Perhaps from an anthropoid sarcophagus or a monumental statue.
Measurements: Length: 7 cm – Height: 2 cm – Height on stand: 16 x 12.5 cm
Condition: Good condition with beautiful brown patina
The eyes are professionally and nicely mounted on a plexi-glass...
Depicted with a serene expression on her face, her head tilted and turned to the right. Oval face with a rounded chin, her heavy-lidded almond shaped eyes set beneath a defined brow, hair center parted, pulled behind her ears, bound in a fillet and tied in a chignon at the nape of her neck
Measurements: Height: 11 cm - On stand: 19 cm
Nicely mounted on a quality plexi-glass display stand
Condition: Intact, not rep...
The sword is beautifully made with a decorated “engraved” handle
Measurements: Length: 57.5 cm - Width: 5.5 cm
The sword is nicely displayed on a plexi-glass stand of high quality
Condition: Good condition
This fantastic weapon has survived Intact and Untouched. It is aerodynamic, and enjoys a gorgeous green and brown patina as well as some age related encrustation
This striking Roman Sculpture bears similarities with work produced in what is now Syria and the Levant. It is likely that he was dedicated as a votive figure in a shrine to a God. This is evidenced by the coarsely worked areas to the back of the head, which are not finished to the same degree of detail as the front - the figure was mea...
The eagle has been skillfully carved by one of the Roman sculpture masters; head turning to the right, wings closed and crossing over the back, a short rounded beak and bulging eyes, thick feathers densely covering the legs, breast, neck and wings
This well-preserved piece of ancient art will surely make a wonderful addition to the finest antiquities collection as well as a major display to any room of any house!
Me...
The head has been skillfully carved by one of the Roman sculpture masters, with head slightly turned to left, distinctive strong features, curly beard and a fine moustache, his hair in thick luscious corkscrew curls brushed backwards in short pointed locks with two distinct locks in the center of the forehead and the nape of his neck. Arching brow above wide eyes with defined upper and lower lids, incised irises and d...
Dated from, 100 - 300 AD
Measurements; Height: 6 cm - Diameter: 14 cm - Height+Pestle: 10 cm
Condition: Good condition as found
Found in Jerusalem, Israel
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Glass is formed when sand (silica), soda (alkali), and lime are fused at high temperatures. The color of the glass can be altered by adjusting the atmosphere in the furnace and by adding specific metal oxides to the glass "batch" (such as cobalt for dark blue, tin for opaque white,...
Dimensions:
Length: 11 cm
Width: 4 cm
Height on stand: 14 cm
This axe is an example of the ‘duck-bill’ type, so-called because of its likeness to a duckbill, with its elongated blade with a central ridge and two large oval holes. It was invented in the Holy Land in the 2nd Millennium B.C, around the life and t...
They became known as Pseudo-Nabataean Ware because of their resemblance to the fine Nabataean painted wares which are characteristic to the Nabataeans. Some vessels were indistinguishable from the real Nabataean painted Ware
The amphora is beautifully made in a pear-shaped body adorned with six branches all arou...
The torch is nicely and richly decorated with incised decoration of large palm branches all around and burning marks from the inside
Measurements: Height: 17.5 cm - Diameter: 15 cm - Height on stand: 23 cm
Condition: Excellent archaeological condition
Found in Jerusalem, Israel
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