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Fragmentary papyrus page of Hebrew writing.

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Elephantine Letter (Request about the Rebuilding of the Elephantine Temple)

407 BCE

Stone relief of human-like monster in a chair and several animals and figures.

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Child Sacrifice in Relief

ca. 500 BCE

Photograph of remains of stone structure with steps and two small altars.

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Arad Sanctuary Pillar

Iron Age IIA(?)–IIB, 9th (?)–8th Century BCE

Square limestone altar with horns at four upper corners and recessed band below offering surface.

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Small Limestone Altar from Megiddo

Iron Age IIA, 10th–9th Century BCE

Square ceramic altar with recessed offering surface decorated with crosshatching and circles and horns on four upper corners.

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Small Ceramic Altar from Hazor

Iron Age IIA, 10th Century BCE

Stela with images of celestial shapes on top and man holding small child below.

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Child Sacrifice Depicted on Stela

4th Century BCE

Fragmentary papyrus page of Hebrew writing.

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Request about the Rebuilding of the Elephantine Temple

407 BCE

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Hittite Couple Sacrificing to Bull

Bronze Age, 16th–14th Century BCE

Ceramic offering stand with four rows of windows and small protruding feet with five toes on the bottom row of windows.

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Ceramic Offering Stand from Ai

Iron Age I, 12th–10th Century BCE

Ceramic offering stand with flat top and four layers of decoration: bottom layer of nude female with raised arms flanked by lions, second layer of two winged figures, third layer of goats eating leaves off tree, and fourth layer of four-legged animal with winged sun disk and palm fronds.

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Ceramic Offering Stand from Taanach

Iron Age IIA, 10th–9th Century BCE

Photograph of ruins of stone buildings.

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Arad Sanctuary

Iron Age IIA–IIB, 9th–8th Century BCE

Reconstructed stone altar with horns at four upper corners.

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Altar of Hewn Sandstone (Ashlars) from Beersheba

Iron Age IIB, 8th Century BCE