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Capacity on Jar from Lachish
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A bath measure for the king.

Places:

Lachish, Land of Israel (Tel Lakhish, Israel)

Date:

8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Economic life, Food and drink, Monarchy

Categories:

Household Objects, Visual & Material Culture
Ivory-openwork Inlay with an Enthroned Figure
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This ivory openwork inlay from Samaria depicts a figure enthroned on a cushioned chair, perhaps at a banquet, with an attendant standing behind. Royal banquet scenes, common in ancient Near Eastern…

Places:

Samaria, Land of Israel (Samaria, Israel)

Date:

Iron Age IIA–IIB, 9th–8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Monarchy, Food and drink

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Decorative Arts
Ivory carving in two disconnected fragments, one with two heads and the other one with a body on a throne.
Assurbanipal Feasting in Palace Garden
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Assurbanipal Feasting in Palace Garden, relief from the palace of Assurbanipal (reigned 669–627 BCE) in Nineveh. The king and his queen are surrounded by ornamental and fruit trees, palms, and vines…

Places:

Nineveh, Assyria (Mosul, Iraq)

Date:

669–627 BCE

Subjects:

Monarchy, Food and drink, Music, Ecology

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Sculpture
Relief of figure on chair and figure reclining on sofa, surrounded by foliage, as several smaller figures wave fans, carry platters, and play instruments.
Pariz un Viene (Paris and Vienna)
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Here I begin; listen to me, great and small. Once there was a mighty king—as in the stories begun by girls. His peer in virtue was not to be found. He had a land that was stately indeed. He…

Contributor:

Elye Bokher

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Date:

1508/9

Subjects:

Family, Monarchy, Birth, Humor, Food and drink

Categories:

Literature, Poetry, Popular Poetry, Folklore