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Bottle for medicinal water from Jacob's Well

1932

Tortoise carapace amulet

1880-1930

Jewish refugee

circa 1942

Tin glazed earthenware tile with polychrome decoration of rosettes

1301-1700 CE

Limestone pharmacy seal for terra sigillata, Palestine, 100-1300 CE

100-1300 CE

Pilgrim's souvenir cake decorated with the Jewish Star of David, Palestine, 1875-1930

1875-1930

Pilgrim's souvenir cake decorated with a Latin cross, Palestine, 1875-1930

1875-1930

Roman stone water main

30

Part of a silver necklace decorated with the 'hand of Fatimah', Palestine, 1800-1930

1880-1930

Pilgrim's souvenir cake decorated with a sun and cypress trees, Palestine, 1875-1930

1875-1930

Pilgrim's souvenir cake, Palestine, 1875-1930

1875-1930

Amuletic necklace, from Hebron, Palestine, c. 1880-1930.

1880-1930
Cloth amulet, covered in bluish grey cloth, with metal blade or tail at one end, against scorpion, serpent bites, used by Mohammedans, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1880-1930

Cloth amulet to ward against bites and stings

1880-1930
Amuletic necklace featuring 33 crudely executed and stylised glass hands twisted on string, to protect against Evil Eye, from Hebron, Palestinian, 1880-1930

Stylised glass hands on necklace

1880-1930
Amulet, in form of hand with outstretched fingers, pressed from piece of metal, said to be worn by children to avoid "Evil Soul", Palestinian, 1880-1930

Amulet in the form of a hand

1880-1930
Tibia and fibula, excavated in Palestine c.1925, fracture evident

Tibia and fibula

1700-1900
Femur, human, showing unreduced fracture, excavated by Sir Flinders Petrie in Palestine, c.1925

Excavated human femur

before 1925
Original Byzantine stone tablet, 5th-6th century AD with inscribed measure of Greek foot (307-309mm, + or - 0.5 mm) and inscription refering to Pilates Aqueduct supplying water from Pools of Solomon at Hebron Springs to Jerusalem.

Ancient Byzantine Linear Measure

400-599
Radius, human, with unreduced fracture, from Prehistoric burial in Palestine excavated by Sir Flinders Petrie, c.1925

Excavated human radius

before 1925
Brown cardboard box, c94 mm x 70mm x 69mm, 34g. Contains a large dried poppy head. White paper label is adhered to the inside of the box which reads,'31/DRIED POPPY HEAD/(Papaver setigerum)/THOUGHT TO BE THE " GALL" OF SCRIPTURE' Palestine, 1870-1930.

Dried poppy head

1870-1930