Ivory-inlay Piece with Lotus Chain

Iron Age IIA–IIB, 9th–8th Century BCE

Ivory carving of a horizontal series of lotus flowers with alternating open and closed buds.
Please login or register for free access to Posen Library
Register
Already have an account?
Engage with this Source

Related Guide

Visual Culture and Performing Arts in Ancient Israel

Evidence for the material culture of ancient Israel comes mostly from artifacts and archaeology and attests to the influence of the great empires that surrounded Israel.

Related Guide

Provenance and Dating of Artifacts from the Biblical Period

Artifacts help historians reconstruct the past, using layers of excavation to establish the chronology of the sites they excavate.

Related Guide

Carvings from Ancient Israel

Ornate carvings in bone and ivory were used for decoration in both special and everyday objects in ancient Israel.

You may also like

Ecology

Through narrative, poetry, law, and prayer, the Bible conditions its readers to feel reverence for nature, enjoins restraint in the exploitation of natural resources for human needs, elicits awe in…
View Source
Cloth embroidered with floral border, Hebrew text across the top, and repeating motif in center.
Tooltip info icon

Torah Ark Curtain

Made in Prague, this Torah ark curtain is exquisitely ornamented with embroidery of silk, silk velvet, and metallic thread. Set against a vivid red background, its borders and central panel are…
View Source

Out of Play, the Dead

At last the time has come. Amid the returning horde, I shall be once more separated from myself. The drama unfolds between the domed sky and the crazily calm sea. Order gorges itself on conquests: it…
View Source