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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:

Decorative arts
Ivory carving in two disconnected fragments, one with two heads and the other one with a body on a throne.