Israel - Jerusalem # 10, cont.

           Israel - Jerusalem # 10

We spent most of the day in Jerusalem's "Israel Museum"

There is so much to see - so many exhibits - we could easily spent two days exploring and learning about different aspects of "man."

13th Century BCE - People were buried in these "coffins." 

200,000 years old

Pre-historic Bull - 1.4 million years old

Maybe, an ancestor of the Texas Big-horn cattle?!?!?!

Woman and dog buried - thousands of years old

                                            

Depiction of man

Interesting object

2000-3000 years old - More sophisticated art techniques

                                                Remnants of a glass factory

              Ancient man "invented" molds which allowed for mass production of different items

                                                            Ancient hoe

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                               Had an opportunity to see a new exhibit with a "Market" theme

  

               We "jumped" from pre-historic times to "modern era" (1500's onward)

Man in black hat is a "slight of hand magician. Man in white clothing is being pick pocketed. Woman in red is "wealthy. Man sleeping on right side is a "dentist." This is a "real" Brueghel; but a copy. No one knows if it was painted by the father, a son, a brother or...

        Although a typical scene, artist does not show would be typical debris, garbage, etc.

                          Essentially, everyone is bartering. Man in black hat is a lawyer

Artist shows merchant, wealthy woman bargaining, a beggar and a young boy sent out to sell mushrooms

         More contemporary painting. Eggplant would be a very rare item in some areas of Europe

   Weights and measures was important at the market. Stones are 1000-2000 years old

                                       13th-14th Century cast copper alloy weight

                                                Close up shows more brush stroke detail
                                         

 

Love the close ups!

Afghan market place

Artist recognized by the faces    

More close ups

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Dead Sea Scroll

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Another exhibit at the museum

Time to see masks and carvings

We actually have many of these pieces albeit they are copies: Our masks and clay pieces are from New Guinea, Mexico, Africa, South America, South Pacific, etc.

Fun to look at!

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    Mid-1500's marble carving. Amazing!

       Old English table setting - 1800's