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Ivory or Bone Spoon
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The image on the handle of this spoon from Beth Zur is of a person in a ceremonial pose with one arm raised. The lotus blossom on the left reinforces Egyptian iconographic connections. Part of the…

Places:

Beth Zur, Land of Israel (Khirbat Ţubayqah, West Bank)

Date:

Iron Age IIB–IIC, End of 8th Century–Early 6th Century BCE
Ivory or bone spoon handle and portion of spoon bowl depicting a person wearing headdress and clothing with one arm raised, and lotus blossom to left of figure.
Toggle Pin
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Toggle pins and fibulae were fasteners for garments, and because they were often decorated, they also functioned as jewelry. The toggle pin was a thick straight pin, ornamented on its upper part or…

Places:

Mizpah, Land of Israel (Tell en-Nasbeh, West Bank)

Date:

Iron Age I, 12th–10th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Dress, Jewelry, Technology

Categories:

Dress & Adornment, Decorative arts
Bronze pin decorated with ribbing.
Seashell with Geometric Patterns
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This shell from Mizpah is incised with concentric circles with dots in the center. The circles on the outer ring are combined into a guilloche. There are two perforations at one end and three (not…

Places:

Mizpah, Land of Israel (Yehud, West Bank)

Date:

Iron Age II, Early 10th–Early 6th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology

Categories:

Decorative arts
Oval-shaped seashell incised with concentric circles, spirals, and dots in center of circles.