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A large lion dominates this seal, appearing between the owner’s name (Shema) and his title (servant of Jeroboam). The lion’s jaws are open and its tail curves upward, making the animal appear larger…
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Meggido, Land of Israel (Tel Megiddo, Israel)
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Iron Age IIB, probably first Half of 8th Century BCE
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The upper register of this seal from Megiddo, made of black serpentine with white spots, has an image of a striding griffin wearing a kilt and an Egyptian double crown, with an Egyptian ankh symbol…
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Megiddo, Land of Israel (Tel Megiddo, Israel)
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Iron Age IIB–IIC, 8th Century BCE
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The griffin on this black stone seal found in Jerusalem has a bovine body. Its wings are held out and down.
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
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Iron Age IIB–IIC, 8th Century BCE
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This phosphorite seal, found in the plaza of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, portrays an archer with a bow prepared to shoot. The quality of the carving is very high. The depiction of the archer is…
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
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Iron Age IIC, 7th Century BCE
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Images of this type—with a male figure holding two caprids (probably ibexes) by the horns—are dubbed “master of the animals” and are seen throughout the ancient world. They often represent a female…
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Dan, Land of Israel (Tel Dan, Israel)
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Iron Age IIA, Late 10th–Early 9th Century BCE
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Scarab-shaped seal, Achziv, Iron Age IIC (732/701–586 BCE). Seals were used as stamps to impress images and/or words onto clay objects. They were often perforated so they could be suspended from cords…
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Achziv, Land of Israel (Tel Achziv, Israel)
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Iron Age IIC, 8th–6th Century BCE