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Coin of Bagadates
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Coin of Bagadates

Coin of Bagadates (Persian Bagdan), third or four frataraka ruler of Persis in the 3rd century BCE. AR Tetradrachm. Obverse: Diademed head of Bagadates right, wearing kyrbasia and pendant earring. Reverse. Bagadates seated left on high...
God and Goat from Hatra
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God and Goat from Hatra

Marble slab carved in raised relief, originally set into a base of an object with Aramaic inscription. It shows a winged and bearded male deity holding a dagger in his right hand and is about to slaughter a goat; he holds the right horn of...
Goddess Al-Lat and an Elderly God from Hatra
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Goddess Al-Lat and an Elderly God from Hatra

This limestone slab carved in relief shows two deities. On the right, the goddess Al-Lat is depicted, she wears a military dress and helmet and holds a spear in her right hand and a shield in her left arm. Her appearance is similar to Athena...
Tel Dan Inscription
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Tel Dan Inscription

Erected in the mid ninth-eigth century B.C.E., the Tel Dan Stela includes the Tel Dan Inscription (or "House of David" inscription) thereby providing the first historical evidence of King David from the Bible. The inscription is written in...
Relief of an Eagle from Hatra
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Relief of an Eagle from Hatra

The eagle was the symbol of the Hatrene army and reflects victory. There are Aramaic inscriptions below the eagle and behind his wings about certain laws in the city of Hatra. From Hatra, Ninawa Governorate, Iraq. Parthian period, 1st to...
Temple Ritual Scene from Hatra
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Temple Ritual Scene from Hatra

This limestone slab was carved in prominent sunken relief and depicts a temple ritual scene. A male figure wearing the head cap of Hatrene kings (very probably Sanatruq I who reigned c. 140 - 180 CE), holds a small bowl in his left hand while...
Caiaphas Ossuary
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Caiaphas Ossuary

Limestone ossuary with an Aramaic inscription on the side "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990. Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
Statue of an Ammonite King
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Statue of an Ammonite King

Hard greystone statue of an Ammonite king. Both hands of this male figure are clenched. He wears an Egyptian-style atef crown and a shawl over a garment in the Aramaic-Syrian tradition. Both legs stand on a pedestal of the same stone type...
Egyptian Funerary Stele
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Egyptian Funerary Stele

An Egyptian funerary stele of Ankh Hapy with an aramaic inscription. Limestone, from Memphis, 27th Dynasty, 525-404 BCE. (Vatican Museums, Rome)
Achaemenid Lion Weight
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Achaemenid Lion Weight

One side of this heavy weight is inscribed in Aramaic with "correct according to the stater of silver". This probably refers to the use of a weight standard based on the silver coins known as staters. This object weighs just over 31 kg, which...
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