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Group of Soldiers
David Wakstein
1999
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The work of Israeli artist David Wakstein has appeared in exhibitions in Israel and New York, including solo exhibitions at the Israel Museum (1991) and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2003). Wakstein is a founder of the art workshop in Yavne and has been active in community art and art education in disadvantaged communities.
To my lords Jedaniah, Uriah and the priests of YHW the God, Mattan son of Jashobiah and Berechiah son of, . . . from your servant Mauziah.
May the God of Heaven seek after the welfare of my lords…
In this terra-cotta figurine from Beersheba, 5.5 inches (14 cm) high, the face is made by pinching the clay to draw out the nose, thereby forming the eye sockets. The nose has a beak-like appearance…