Kneeling Figure Praying
First Half of 8th Century BCE
Image
Kneeling figure praying, Hazor, first half of eighth century BCE. Raised hands are a gesture of prayer. This is on a seal impression stamped on the rim of a krater.
Credits
Drawing by Dalit Weinblatt Naim.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 1.
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