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Dancers on a Seal from Tel Rehov
Iron Age IIA, 9th Century BCE
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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.
Though few musical instruments have survived from the biblical period, the archaeological record includes numerous depictions of people performing music, song, and dance.
In the tenth year, to Shemaryaw, from Beerayim:
a jar of aged wine.
Gara (son of) Elisha 2.
Uzza (son of) Ka[?]besh (?) 1.
Eliba (son of) N[ . . . ] 1.
Baala (son of) Elisha 1.
Yadayaw 1.
When about two years ago the wish arose in me to explain the artistic basis of the new trends evident in the “Ballets Russes,” my attempt, which appeared as an article entitled “On the New Ballet” (Ap…
The Mesopotamian demon Pazuzu, depicted here in a combination of human and animal features, was invoked to prevent the malicious actions of the demon Lamashtu, who was believed to endanger newborn…