Lyre Player

Iron Age II, Late 9th–Early 8th Century BCE

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Drawing of seated figure playing four-stringed lyre.

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Painting on ceramic of seated figure playing a four-stringed lyre.

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Kuntillet Ajrud, Land of Israel (Kuntillat Jurayyah, Egypt)

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Painting

Decorative arts

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A Prayer (?) from Kuntillet Ajrud

[ . . . May] He lengthen their days and may they be sated . . . recount to YHWH of Teman and His asherah . . . [ . . . because(?)] YHWH of the Teman, has shown them(?) favor, has bettered their da[ys…

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Painting depicting costumed figure raising left hand in the right foreground, who is watched by a seated person in shadow to the left, while a figure in background bows with hat in hand; painting of two figures running away from viewer followed by a figure with head bowed, and another figure facing viewer holding a basket, with a ship in the background.

The Voyage I, Departure and The Voyage II, Diaspora (diptych)

Years ago, Sujo wrote that the artist is “history’s caretaker,” and that he wished to show “the diversity of drawing as a record of lived experience.” Much of his artistic career has been devoted to…

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