Yavneh Yam Photo Gallery

Fig. 1: General view of Yavneh-Yam. Looking northeast. Photo by ‘Albatros’

Fig. 5: View of the Late Iron Age walls with destruction layer (Stratum IX)

Fig. 6: Imported pottery, Late Iron Age (Stratum IX)

Fig. 7: Weight with the Hebrew inscription pym from late Iron Age destruction layer

Fig. 8: General view of Persian building. Looking west

Fig. 9: Phoenician building technique

Fig. 10: Greek pottery from Stratum VII

Fig. 11: Sidonian coin (370 - 358 BCE). Obv. The king of Persia in cart to left, drawn by two horses driven by charioteer.

Fig. 11: Sidonian coin (370 - 358 BCE). Reverse Side: War galley to left.

Fig. 12: The Seleucid inscription

Fig. 13: Selection of Hellenistic pottery

Fig. 14: Selection of stamped handles; from above: stamp from Brindisi with Latin inscription L.LVC; round Rhodian stamp with the name Timoxenes and the rose; ‘Palestinian’ stamp of ‘Aristokrates agoranomos’

Fig. 15: Coin of Antiochus Sidetes (138-129 BCE). Obverse: Winged bust of Eros to right

Fig. 15: Coin of Antiochus Sidetes (138-129 BCE). Reverse: Head-dress of Isis

Fig. 16: Muricid shells

Fig. 17: Terracotta statuette of hetaira playing the harp

Fig. 18: Glass statuette of Harpokrates (Height: 28 mm)

Fig. 19: Jewish ossuary

Fig. 20: Segment of the ‘Southern Mosaic pavement’

Fig. 22: General view of area B

Fig. 23: Byzantine oil lamp with seven-branched menorah relief

Fig. 24: View of the tower of Early Islamic period in Area C. Looking north.

Fig. 25: Selection of Early Islamic pottery, mainly of Abbasid-Fattimid period.

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