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Ancient civilizations

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Main Gauche, Stele, Stone Slab, Rebirth, Nom
Yemen, Strange Places, Gods And Goddesses, Anthropomorphic
A QATABANIAN ALABASTER STELE OF AN ORANT  CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C. - MID 2ND CENTURY A.D.  The standing figure wearing long tunic, hands together in suppliant pose, details finely incised with folds around the neck, inscriptions read, "Father is (the god) Wadd", and the name of the dedicant "Tad-'ab" ("Unique or lofty is the father"), mounted  10¾ in. (27.2 cm.) high Egyptian Bible, Ancient Egyptian, Small Perfume Bottles, Canopic Jars, Hands Together, Alabaster, Sacred
A QATABANIAN ALABASTER STELE OF AN ORANT CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C. - MID 2ND CENTURY A.D. The standing figure wearing long tunic, hands together in suppliant pose, details finely incised with folds around the neck, inscriptions read, "Father is (the god) Wadd", and the name of the dedicant "Tad-'ab" ("Unique or lofty is the father"), mounted 10¾ in. (27.2 cm.) high
Bruce D. Bryant
Bruce D. Bryant
Cradle of Civilization. Çatal Höyük (çatal is Turkish for “fork”, höyük for “mound”) was a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from approximately 7500 B.C. to 5700 B.C. It is the largest and best-preserved Neolithic site found to date. Ancient Mysteries, Ancient Cities, Göbekli Tepe, Cradle Of Civilization, Minoan, Prehistory
Cradle of Civilization. Çatal Höyük (çatal is Turkish for “fork”, höyük for “mound”) was a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from approximately 7500 B.C. to 5700 B.C. It is the largest and best-preserved Neolithic site found to date.
A SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER STELE CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C. Ancient Goddesses, 1st Century, Altars
A SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER STELE CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Votive stele of a female bust representing Dhat Hamym, a local sun goddess, inscribed in Qatabanian. Qataban, southern Arabian (Yemen) ca. 2nd century BCE. Alabaster - H: 31.5; W: 13.5 cm Qataban was an ancient Yemeni kingdom whose capital was named Timna. Like most other Old South-Arabian kingdoms it gained great wealth through the trade of frankincense and myrrh, which were spices burned as incense at altars. Qatabanian was a Semitic language spoken in Yemen between 100 BCE and 600 CE, Middle East Culture, Semitic Languages, Invert Colors, Myrrh
Votive stele of a female bust representing Dhat Hamym, a local sun goddess, inscribed in Qatabanian. Qataban, southern Arabian (Yemen) ca. 2nd century BCE. Alabaster - H: 31.5; W: 13.5 cm Qataban was an ancient Yemeni kingdom whose capital was named Timna. Like most other Old South-Arabian kingdoms it gained great wealth through the trade of frankincense and myrrh, which were spices burned as incense at altars. Qatabanian was a Semitic language spoken in Yemen between 100 BCE and 600 CE,
Jeh (J. E.) Bruce, SF/F author
Jeh (J. E.) Bruce, SF/F author
A SOUTH ARABIAN LIMESTONE INCE Ancient Symbols, Ancient Egypt, Early Middle Ages
A SOUTH ARABIAN LIMESTONE INCE