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Seal of Shelomit, with Two Men Flanking an Altar
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This black stone seal, from the City of David in Jerusalem, depicts two bearded men with their hands raised in a gesture of worship, flanking an altar or pedestal. The crescents on the altar or…

Places:

City of David, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

Iron Age IIB–IIC, Mid-8th–Mid-7th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Prayer, Ritual object, Economic life, Language and linguistics

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Seals
Stone seal with two bearded men with their hands raised flanking an altar or pedestal with crescents above and below their hands, and Hebrew inscription at bottom.
The Little Man; or, Portrait of a Life
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As for me, I was born in Tsviatshits and my name is Mendele the Book Peddler. Most of the year I’m on the road, travelling from one place to another, so people know me everywhere. I ride all over…

Contributor:

Sholem Yankev Abramovitsh (Mendele Mokher Sforim)

Places:

Berdichev, Russian Empire (Berdychiv, Ukraine)

Date:

1864–1865

Subjects:

Shtetl, Economic life, Ritual object, Community, Rural life

Categories:

Literature, Fiction