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	The Coin of Coins – A World Premier By Francois Callatay and Haim Gitler Struck in Sicily in the mid-fifth century BCE, the unique Aitna tetradrachm is among the most splendid achievements of Greek art. This silver coin is rich with historical and iconographic significance, shedding light on the short-lived colony of Aitna and the symbols its inhabitants held dear. The masterwork of one of the finest die engravers of all times, the Aitna tetradrachm is also a coin of singular beauty, which has earned a place among the artistic wonders of the ancient world. The coin has not left the Biblioth?que royale in Brussels since its arrival there in 1899, and was only shown to scholars upon special request. Its exhibition at the Israel Museum, along with other coins attributed to the Aitna Master, constitutes its world premiere.
	Israel Museum Studies in Archaeology Israel Museum Studies in Archaeology is an annual publication of the Samuel Bronfman Biblical and Archaeological Museum of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. It is devoted to recent discoveries in archaeology and other archaeological topics, with a special emphasis on objects exhibited at the Israel Museum and in its collections. Volume 3 · 2004 Silvia Rozenberg Cycladic Figurines in the Arthur and Madeleine Chalette Lejwa Collection Tallay Ornan The Goddess Gula and Her Dog Sonia Klinger Two Attic White Ground Lekythoi in the Israel Museum François de Callataÿ On the Style of the “Aitna Master” from Eastern Sicily Tamar Neuhaus-Selch Cupid and the Birds
	Adolfo Roitman Envisioning the Temple: Scrolls, Stones, and Symbols Exhibition catalogue, Hebrew (English forthcoming), 104 pages 45 color photos, 12 black and white photos, 21 drawings. This exhibition is devoted to the longest and perhaps most important of the Dead Sea Scrolls housed in the Israel Museum's Shrine of the Book. It traces the story of the Temple Scroll, presenting the Scroll itself, together with other manuscripts, archaeological finds, and works of art, in order to reveal diverse aspects of the material and spiritual world of the Qumran community to which the Scrolls are attributed and to examine one of the most crucial elements of Jewish identity -the institution of the Temple.
	Tamar Schick A 6,000 Year Old Nobleman: Finds from the Cave of the Warrior Exhibition booklet, Hebrew/English, 48 pages, softcover Curator: Osnat Misch Brandl The exhibition and booklet are dedicated to the memory of Ornit Ilan, Curator of the Rockefeller Museum 1992-2001. This exhibit shows a rare example of a nobleman's burial site dating from the Chalcolithic period unearthed in a cave overlooking Jericho in the Judean Desert. Thanks to the dry climate in the cave, the skeleton of the deceased, together with the shrouds in which he was wrapped and the funerary gifts were well preserved providing archaeologists a rare opportunity to study these textiles, wooden objects, and basketry.
	Israel Museum Studies in Archaeology Israel Museum Studies in Archaeology is an annual publication of the Samuel Bronfman Biblical and Archaeological Museum of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. It is devoted to recent discoveries in archaeology and other archaeological topics, with a special emphasis on objects exhibited at the Israel Museum and in its collections. Volume 2 · 2003 Shmuel Ahituv A New Moabite Inscription Yizhar Hirschfeld A Lion’s Head from the Herodian Palace at Ramat Hanadiv Hannah M. Cotton, Werner Eck, and Benjamin Isaac A Newly Discovered Governor of Judaea in a Military Diploma from 90 CE L. Y. Rahmani On Some Roman to Early Medieval Lead Miniature Amphorae
	Israel Museum Studies in Archaeology Israel Museum Studies in Archaeology is an annual publication of the Samuel Bronfman Biblical and Archaeological Museum of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. It is devoted to recent discoveries in archaeology and other archaeological topics, with a special emphasis on objects exhibited at the Israel Museum and in its collections. Volume 1 · 2002 Debby Hershman The Lady, the Rainbow, and the Horse: Earliest Symbolic Images from the Middle East L. Y. Rahmani Reclining Hercules Attended by Erotes upon a Lead Coffin Fragment from Jerusalem Joseph Patrich Four Christian Objects from Caesarea Maritima Leah Di Segni Inscription on a Eulogia Stamp Shahar Batz The Church of St. Theodore at Khirbet Beit Sila
	Na’ama Brosh Coffee Culture Exhibition booklet, Hebrew/English, 48 pages, softcover The story of coffee - from the start of its cultivation in Yemen sometime in the 15th century to the most modern coffeehouses of today - as seen through paintings, drinking utensils, and coffee mills. 3 black and white photos, 18 color photos, and 1 illustration
	Maud Spaer Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum: Beads and Other Small Objects with contributions by Dan Barag, Tallay Ornan, and Tamar Neuhaus 390 pages, English This book covers 647 small ancient objects dating from the 2nd millennium BCE to the Islamic period. The objects include mostly beads and pendants, but also other personal objects such as seals, gems and amulets.
	Yael Israeli with Dan Barag and Na'ama Brosh Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum: The Dobkin Collection and Other Objects 434 pages, Hebrew The culmination of many years of research on the glass vessel collection of the Israel Museum, this book covers some 600 objects from the 2nd millennium BCE to the 14th century CE. This collection is comprised mainly of objects donated to the Museum by Eliyahu Dobkin, but also includes objects donated by other donors.
	Prof. Ya'akov Meshorer Sixty Economic Documents of Eretz Israel 1870 - 1944 The Sidney Olson Collection in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem 140 pages, Hebrew and English 60 documents from the collection of the late Sidney Olson, relating to the financial transactions of the Jews in Eretz Israel from circa 1870 until modern times. These include bank notes, lotteries for fundraising, payment orders, and other elaborately decorated financial papers.
	Have a Nargileh Na'ama Brosh Water Pipes from the Islamic World Appendix: Shlomit Steinberg Exhibition booklet, 32 pages, Hebrew/English The booklet addresses the phenomenon of the water pipe, which originated in our region four hundred years ago, through a presentation of water pipes reflecting a wide range of styles and dating from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century. It also includes European paintings created by Orientalist artists, which reflect the water pipe and its culture. 19 color photos * To order this item, please contact naamab@imj.org.il
	Cradle of Christianity Edited by: Yael Israeli and David Mevorah 224 pages (Hebrew); 232 pages (English) Archaeological finds relating to the life and death of Jesus of Nazareth, and the beginning of Christianity, early churches, and pilgrimage to the Holy Land are shown in this comprehensive exhibition catalogue, offering a sense of the character of the Holy Land in the early days of Christianity. English edition: 19 black and white photos, 181 color photos, and 42 drawings Hebrew edition: 18 black and white photos, 175 color photos, and 40 drawings
	Sacred Animals of Ancient Egypt Daphna Ben-Tor 16 pages, booklet, Hebrew/English The prominent role of animals in ancient Egyptian religion, and the sacred animal cults of this unique culture, intrigued visitors to the Nile valley since ancient times. This booklet, which accompanies a special display of five coffins of mummified animals, includes a discussion on these fascinating aspects of ancient Egypt, as well as a discussion of the religious association of each object. 1 black and white plate (x-ray), 10 color plates * To order this item, please contact dbentor@imj.org.il
	Ornit Ilan Image and Artifact:Treasures of the Rockefeller Museum with Aerial Photographs by Duby Tal and Moni Haramati Exhibition catalogue, 112 pages, softcover Archaeological finds from this region dating from 350,000 to 1700 years ago, together with aerial photographs of the archaeological sites where they were found 15 black and white plates, 117 color plates, and 6 illustrations
	Knights of the Holy Land:The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem Edited by Silvia Rozenberg Exhibition catalogue, 325 pages, softcover A comprehensive study of the Crusaders and their impact on the Holy Land 26 black and white plates, 240 color plates, and 18 illustrations
	Drink and Be Merry:Wine and Beer in Ancient Times Michal Dayagi-Mendels Exhibition catalogue, 136 pages, softcover Ancient viticulture, methods of wine and beer preparation, the wine trade, drinking customs, and the role of wine and beer in ritual and medicine 12 black and white plates, 104 color plates, and 20 illustrations
	The Wonders of Ancient Glass at the Israel Museum Yael Israeli 63 pages, hardcover also available in French/German (one volume) A small catalogue showing the highlights of the Israel Museum?s glass collection. 54 color plates
	Symbols of Eternity:Highlights of Iberian Culture The Shelby White and Leon Levy Collection 16 pages, booklet, Hebrew/English A unique opportunity to explore the cultural and artistic heritage of the Iberian Peninsula, through these beautiful antiquities, spanning a period from the end of the 4th millennium BCE to the 4th century CE. 22 color plates, 1 illustration * To order this item, please contact mssilvia@pluto.mscc.huji.ac.il
	In the Light of the Menorah:Story of a Symbol Edited by Yael Israeli Exhibition catalogue, 212 pages, hardcover A catalogue devoted to the evolution of the menorah (seven-branched candelabrum) as a symbol from biblical times to today. 93 black and white plates, 92 color plates, and 15 illustrations
	The Immortals of Ancient Egypt:From the Abraham Gutterman Collection of Ancient Egyptian Art Daphna Ben-Tor 175 pages, softcover A glimpse into the Egyptian aspiration for immortality conveyed through 144 objects from the Abraham Gutterman Collection, now at the Israel Museum. 103 black and white plates, 17 color plates, and 2 illustrations
	A Day at Qumran: The Dead Sea Sect and Its Scrolls Edited by Adolfo Roitman One volume divided into two sections (Hebrew and English), each 71 pages Considered by many scholars to be one of the most important discoveries in the Holy Land, these biblical scrolls, dated to the Second Temple Period, were found in caves near Qumran. Some of the scrolls are attributed to the Dead Sea sect, the Essenes, and give us a glimpse into their daily life in Qumran. English: 8 black and white plates, 23 color plates, 8 illustrations Hebrew: 10 black and white plates, 28 color plates, 7 illustrations
	Biblical Stories in Islamic Paintings Na'ama Brosh with Rachel Milstein Exhibition catalogue, 131 pages, hardcover Elaborate Islamic illustrations of stories from the Bible 28 black and white plates and 35 color plates
	The Scarab: A Reflection of Ancient Egypt Daphna Ben-Tor Exhibition catalogue, 84 pages, softcover An introduction to scarabs and their reflection in many aspects of Ancient Egyptian culture, through selected objects from the magnificent collection of Dr. Kurt Stern, London, now at the Israel Museum 280 black and white plates, 7 color plates, and 34 illustrations