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Beside the waters of Galilee. An early photograph.

Arab

Beside the waters of Galilee. An early photograph..

Jewels of a Lady of the Court in the Great Days of Ur

Jewels

Jewels of a Lady of the Court in the Great Days of Ur.

Papyrus showing an Egyptian woman painting her lips with a brush held in her right hand while in her left she is holding a mirror and what may be a tube of kohl for making up her eyes.

Lips

Papyrus showing an Egyptian woman painting her lips with a brush held in her right hand while in her left she is holding a mirror and what may be a tube of kohl for making up her eyes.. Second half of second millennium BC. (Torino Museum).

Two women in traditional dress in Jerusalem. An early photograph.

Women

Two women in traditional dress in Jerusalem. An early photograph..

Script or small bag. Egyptian.

Bag

Script or small bag. Egyptian..

An eye with Egyptian eye make-up

Eyes

An eye with Egyptian eye make-up.

Egyptian eye make-up tools

Eyes

Egyptian eye make-up tools.

Eye from an Egytian illustration

Eyes

Eye from an Egytian illustration.

Eye painting equipment

Eyes

Eye painting equipment.

Assyrian belts

Belt

Assyrian belts.

Egyptian girdles or belts - a very important item of dress, for holding together flowing garments, and for holding weapons and a pouch.

Belt

Egyptian girdles or belts - a very important item of dress, for holding together flowing garments, and for holding weapons and a pouch..

Persian belt

Belt

Persian belt.

Egyptian breaches - cf Ex.28.42, 39.28, Lev.6.10, 16.4, Ezek.44.18.

Breaches

Egyptian breaches - cf Ex.28.42, 39.28, Lev.6.10, 16.4, Ezek.44.18..

Purple Gallinule (Porphyro hyacinthinus), used for making `purple`, Heb. TaNSheMeTh in Lev.11.18, Deut.14.16, sometimes translated `swan`

Dye

Purple Gallinule (Porphyro hyacinthinus), used for making `purple`, Heb. TaNSheMeTh in Lev.11.18, Deut.14.16, sometimes translated `swan`.

Scarlet insect (Coccus ilicis) which forms lumps on evergreen oaks. The colour Scarlet was extracted from this insect. Scarlet, Heb. ShaNI, TOLa`

Dye

Scarlet insect (Coccus ilicis) which forms lumps on evergreen oaks. The colour Scarlet was extracted from this insect. Scarlet, Heb. ShaNI, TOLa`.

Top: Tyrian Rock Shell (Murex trunculus). Bottom: Dog whelk (Purpura lapillus) - sources of Purple dye.

Dye

Top: Tyrian Rock Shell (Murex trunculus). Bottom: Dog whelk (Purpura lapillus) - sources of Purple dye.. This was a trade secret held by Tyre. They sold purple cloth at such a high price that only kings and other rulers could afford it.

A Hebrew wearing a garment with fringes.

Fringes

A Hebrew wearing a garment with fringes..

Assyrian fringes or tassels - cf Nm.15.38-39

Fringes

Assyrian fringes or tassels - cf Nm.15.38-39.

Assyrian fringed clothing

Fringes

Assyrian fringed clothing.

Egyptian fringes or tassels, from linen in the British Museum - cf Nm.15.38-39

Fringes

Egyptian fringes or tassels, from linen in the British Museum - cf Nm.15.38-39.

Egyptian fringed clothing

Fringes

Egyptian fringed clothing.

Jewish captives from Lachish before Sennacherib, showing typical dress

Jewish

Jewish captives from Lachish before Sennacherib, showing typical dress.

Jewish captives from Lachish before Sennacherib, showing typical dress

Jewish

Jewish captives from Lachish before Sennacherib, showing typical dress.

Jewish gentleman in full dress

Jewish

Jewish gentleman in full dress.

Hebrews, as seen an Egyptian tomb. They all wear clothing of bright and varied colours.

Jewish

Hebrews, as seen an Egyptian tomb. They all wear clothing of bright and varied colours..

Jewish lady in full dress

Jewish

Jewish lady in full dress.

Jewish male clothing

Jewish

Jewish male clothing.

Jewish working class cress

Jewish

Jewish working class cress.

Left: Persian, Right: Median

Persian

Left: Persian, Right: Median.

Assyrian embroidered robe

Robe

Assyrian embroidered robe.

Assyrian embroidered dress, of Sardanapalus II

Robe

Assyrian embroidered dress, of Sardanapalus II.

Egyptian princess in an embroidered dress

Robe

Egyptian princess in an embroidered dress.

Egyptian embroidered dresses

Robe

Egyptian embroidered dresses.

Roman civil costume, about 30 AD.

Roman

Roman civil costume, about 30 AD..

Silkworm Moth, Chrysalis, Cocoon. Made Silk Heb. MeShI (Ezek.16.10,13), SheSh (Prov 31.22)

Silk

Silkworm Moth, Chrysalis, Cocoon. Made Silk Heb. MeShI (Ezek.16.10,13), SheSh (Prov 31.22).

Sandals

Sandals

Sandals.

Sandals

Sandals

Sandals.

Sandals, Assyrian

Sandals

Sandals, Assyrian.

Sandle, Egyuptian

Sandals

Sandle, Egyuptian.

Shoes

Shoes

Shoes.

Assyrian musicians wearing caps of network

Assyran

Assyrian musicians wearing caps of network.

Assyrian diadem

Assyrian

Assyrian diadem.

Assyrian diadem

Assyrian

Assyrian diadem.

Assyrian diadem

Assyrian

Assyrian diadem.

Assyrian hairstyles

Assyrian

Assyrian hairstyles.

Assyrian hairstyles

Assyrian

Assyrian hairstyles.

Assyrian hairstyles

Assyrian

Assyrian hairstyles.

Assyrian horn-shaped caps, worn only by kings. Horns are often seen as symbols of power (Deut.33.17, 1S.2.1, Ps.75.5,10, Jer.48.25)

Assyrian

Assyrian horn-shaped caps, worn only by kings. Horns are often seen as symbols of power (Deut.33.17, 1S.2.1, Ps.75.5,10, Jer.48.25).

Egyptian barber

Egyptan

Egyptian barber.

Egyptian crowns

Egyptian

Egyptian crowns.

Egyptian women`s head-dresses

Egyptian

Egyptian women`s head-dresses.

Egyptian crowns

Egyptian

Egyptian crowns.

Egyptian crowns

Egyptian

Egyptian crowns.

Egyptian hairstyles

Egyptian

Egyptian hairstyles.

Egyptian hairstyles

Egyptian

Egyptian hairstyles.

Egyptian headbands

Egyptian

Egyptian headbands.

Egyptian wig

Egyptian

Egyptian wig.

Egyptian Seleucid crown

Egyptian1

Egyptian Seleucid crown.

Parthian diadem

Persian

Parthian diadem.

Roman Crowns

Roman

Roman Crowns.

Women`s veils

Veil

Women`s veils.

Roman lady wearing the peplum veil

Veil

Roman lady wearing the peplum veil.
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Greek hairstyles

Greek

Greek hairstyles.

Amulets

Amulets

Amulets.

Assyrian and Egyptian anklets

Anklets

Assyrian and Egyptian anklets.

Egyptian anklets

Anklets

Egyptian anklets.

Assyrian and Egyptian bracelets

Bracelet

Assyrian and Egyptian bracelets.

Assyrian bracelets

Bracelet

Assyrian bracelets.

Assyrian bracelets & armlets

Bracelet

Assyrian bracelets & armlets.

Egyptian bracelets & armlets

Bracelet

Egyptian bracelets & armlets.

Egyptian bracelets & armlets

Bracelet

Egyptian bracelets & armlets.

Egyptian bracelets & armlets

Bracelet

Egyptian bracelets & armlets.

Ear rings and nose rings

Ear

Ear rings and nose rings.

Necklace and ear-drops

Necklace

Necklace and ear-drops.

Necklace, bracelets and anklets

Necklace

Necklace, bracelets and anklets.

Assyrian necklaces

Necklace

Assyrian necklaces.

Ancient Egyptian jewels

Necklace

Ancient Egyptian jewels.

Nose rings

Nose

Nose rings.

Assyrian rings, Assyrian. Left: of green & yellow glass. Right: of bronze.

Rings

Assyrian rings, Assyrian. Left: of green & yellow glass. Right: of bronze..

Egyptian signet rings, with impressions made from them

Rings

Egyptian signet rings, with impressions made from them.