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Dan, Land of Israel (Tel Dan, Israel)
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Late Bronze Age, 16th–13th Century BCE
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The drumhead of this Phoenician-style terra-cotta figurine from Shikmona (south of Haifa) is recessed, suggesting that the drum had only a single head. Figurines like this are typically found in…
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Shikmona, Land of Israel (Haifa, Israel)
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Iron Age II, 9th–8th Century BCE
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On this ceramic double pipe from Tel Malhata, the musician uses one hand on each pipe to control pitch. Usually women played the double pipe, but in this case, it is a man. This double pipe is…
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Tel Malḥata, Land of Israel (Tel Malḥata, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age II, 7th Century BCE
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Depicted in a relief from Sennacherib’s Palace in Nineveh, these musicians, followed by an Assyrian soldier, hold stringed instruments against their chests, plucking the strings as they walk. Dressed…
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Nineveh, Land of Israel (Mosul, Iraq)
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Early 7th Century BCE
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Ashdod, Land of Israel (Tel Ashdod, Israel)
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Iron Age I, Late 11th or Early 10th Century BCE