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Idol-quickening Instructions
6th Century BCE
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The book of Isaiah has two sections, one the voice of Isaiah ben Amoz, an eighth-century BCE prophet in Jerusalem, and the other an anonymous Judean prophet of the Babylonian exile.
These are modern reconstructions of the Ark of the Covenant. Chests with images on top and with carrying poles are known from ancient Egypt. The depictions of the cherubs here are based on winged…
This silver Torah crown from Padua, Italy, is decorated with images of the tablets of law, incense utensils, the ark of the covenant,
and the headdress of the high priest.
The top register of this bulla from Tel ‘Eton shows a grazing doe, carved deeply into the seal with a high degree of craftsmanship. Images of grazing or browsing horned animals were popular, appearing…