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Yehud, Land of Israel
(Southern Israel, Israel)
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Persian Period, 4th Century BCE
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Amulets often took the form of Bes, a minor Egyptian deity, who was understood to guard mothers in childbirth and their babies. Bes is often shown with a feathered headdress and a grotesque face, a…
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Lachish, Land of Israel
(Tel Lakhish, Israel)
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Iron Age IIA, 10th–9th Century BCE
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The griffin on this black stone seal found in Jerusalem has a bovine body. Its wings are held out and down.
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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Iron Age IIB–IIC, 8th Century BCE
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Aron de Chavez
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1689
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Moshe Mizrachi
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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1913
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The Mesopotamian demon Pazuzu, depicted here in a combination of human and animal features, was invoked to prevent the malicious actions of the demon Lamashtu, who was believed to endanger newborn…
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Beth Shean, Land of Israel
(Bet She’an, Israel)
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Iron Age II, 8th–7th Century BCE
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Tel Batash, Land of Israel
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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Late Bronze Age, 14th Century BCE
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Ashkelon, Land of Israel
(Tel Ashkelon, Israel)
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Middle Bronze Age, 16th Century BCE
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Ben-Zion
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1935
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Yaacov Dorchin
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Kefar HaHoresh, Israel
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1982