Kneeling Figure Praying

First Half of 8th Century BCE

Drawing of kneeling figure with hands raised to shoulder height.

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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