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Two Ibexes
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In this detail from the left side of a pithos (storage jar) from Kuntillet Ajrud, two ibexes are eating the flora of a schematic tree, all set above a striding lion. These common motifs are typically…

Places:

Kuntillet Ajrud, Land of Israel (Kuntillat Jurayyah, Egypt)

Date:

Iron Age IIB, Late 9th–Early 8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Animals, Food and drink, Ecology, Fertility

Categories:

Painting, Household objects
Partially reconstructed storage jar with painting of lion and two ibexes eating flora of a tree.
Jar with Governor of the City Inscription
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To/of the governor of the city. Translated by Shmuel Aḥituv, Ze’ev Meshel, and Esther Eshel.

Places:

Kuntillet Ajrud, Land of Israel (Kuntillat Jurayyah, Egypt)

Date:

Late 9th–Early 8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Economic life, Food and drink, Cities, Leadership

Categories:

Household objects
Jar with two handles and Hebrew inscription.
Cow and Calf
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This drawing of a cow and her calf appears on the right side of a pithos (storage jar) from Kuntillet Ajrud. The cow and calf are a common motif associated with fertility and protection. Kuntillet…

Places:

Kuntillet Ajrud, Land of Israel (Kuntillat Jurayyah, Egypt)

Date:

Iron Age IIB, Late 9th–Early 8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Animals, Food and drink, Ecology, Fertility

Categories:

Painting, Household objects
Large jar with painting of cow and nursing calf.