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Seal of Yaazanyahu (Jaazaniah), Servant of the King, with Rooster
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This agate seal with an image of a rooster was found in a Roman-period tomb at Tell en-Nasbeh (Mizpah), but its script dates it to the late seventh or early sixth century BCE. The bottom register…

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

Date:

Iron Age IIC, Late 7th–Early 6th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Economic life, Leadership, Animals, Military, Seals

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Seals
Seal impression with rooster and Hebrew inscription.
Ceramic Offering Stand from Taanach
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This 21-inch-high (54 cm) stand was made in the ajouré (open-spaced) style and finished to look like bronze. In the bottom register, a nude female with raised arms (a fertility goddess?) touches the…

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Taanach, Land of Israel (Tall Ti‘innik, West Bank)

Date:

Iron Age IIA, 10th–9th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Sacrifice, Ritual objects, Animals, Angels, demons & deities

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Ritual Objects
Ceramic offering stand with flat top and four layers of decoration: bottom layer of nude female with raised arms flanked by lions, second layer of two winged figures, third layer of goats eating leaves off tree, and fourth layer of four-legged animal with winged sun disk and palm fronds.