Levant
This category covers the area that was once called Canaan, or Beyhn Nahrîn, or Eber Nâri, or Bilad al-Sham, or the Levant, or Greater Syria. In other words, Syria, Jorda, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestine territories.
There are 354 items in Levant:
Issus (Kinet Höyük), Ancient comb |
Istanbul, Arkeoloji Müzesi
What did I expect when I decided to visit the Istanbul Archaeological Museum? I only had some vague notions about the collection, but nothing more. I knew that the famous Alexander sarcophagus and a well-known portrait of Diocletian were there;…Jericho
Jericho (Tel es-Sultan): ancient settlement in the valley of the Jordan river.Jericho Jericho, Skull from Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Ancient settlement near a well;…
Jericho, Skull from Pre-Pottery Neolithic B |
Jerusalem
Jerusalem: capital of Judah or Judaea, sacred city of Judaism.Location Jerusalem in c. 70 CE "David's City": between Kidron valley with Gihon…Jerusalem, Israel Museum
Large historical museum. The Dead Sea Scrolls are stored in a separate part, the "Shrine of the Book". There's a famous model of first-century Jerusalem. There are 8 items…Jerusalem, Rockefeller Museum
Old-fashioned and lovely archaeological museum in Jerusalem, documenting Palestine's past from the Bronze until the Islamic Age. It was once known as Palestine Archaeological Museum. There are 3 items…Jubayl, Museum of Byblos
Several rooms with finds from ancient Byblos, from the Neolithic until the Middle Ages. The rooms with the exhibits are situated in the Crusader Castle that dominates the site. …Jupiter Heliopolitanus
Jupiter Optimus Maximus Heliopolitanus: Latin name of the supreme god venerated in the great temple of Baalbek. Jupiter Heliopolitanus from Palmyra. The…
Kamed el-Loz, Incense burner |
Karatepe, North Gate relief, Bes |
Karatepe, North Gate relief, Fight against a lion (copy) |