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This seal, found in En Gedi, is made of brown mottled dolerite and decorated with lines and dots that surround and separate the names.
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‘En Gedi, Land of Israel (‘En Gedi, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age IIC, End of 7th–Beginning of 6th Century BCE
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The rosette, impressed on a jar handle here, may have been a royal insignia during the last decades of the Judean monarchy, around the late seventh century BCE. It was found at Ramat Rahel, an…
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Ramat Rahel, Land of Israel (Ramat Rahel, Israel)
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Iron Age IIC, Last Third of 7th Century BCE
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This image, found at En Gedi, depicts a prancing or galloping horse with its head and right foreleg raised. The high level of skill shown in the realistic engraving makes it one of the finest seals…
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‘En Gedi, Land of Israel (‘En Gedi, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age IIC, End of 7th–Beginning of 6th Century BCE
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In the ancient Near East, images of paired lions served as guardians at building entrances and on furniture, where these two figurines from Samaria were presumably placed. According to 1 Kings 10:19…
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Samaria, Land of Israel (Samaria, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age IIA–IIB, 9th–8th Century BCE
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This ivory relief bears a common motif, found in ivories from Syria and nearby areas as well: a woman stares straight out from a window set in a triply recessed frame with a balustrade in front. Her…
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Samaria, Land of Israel (Samaria, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age IIA–IIB, 9th–8th Century BCE
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This leaf-shaped ivory relief from Samaria depicts Horus as a child sitting on a lotus flower. The lotus was a symbol of regeneration, and because, in Egyptian belief, each pharaoh was considered an…
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Samaria, Land of Israel (Samaria, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age IIA–IIB, 9th–8th Century BCE
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This small sculpture of a pomegranate with a bird (most likely a dove) sitting on top is from the City of David in Jerusalem. The sculpture was probably mounted on a piece of furniture (fragments of…
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City of David, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age II, 9th–8th Century BCE
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Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff
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Wörlitz, Holy Roman Empire (Wörlitz, Germany)
Date:
1789–1790
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Artist Unknown
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Yanuv, Russian Empire (Janów, Poland)
Date:
1700s
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Abraham Hirsch
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Lyon, France
Date:
1863–1864