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A group of elaborate tombs was found on the slopes of Jerusalem’s Hinnom Valley, including a cluster at Ketef Hinnom behind what is now the Menachem Begin Center. This is an artist's reconstruction of…
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Ketef Hinnom, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
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Iron Age IIC–Early Persian Period, 7th–5th Century BCE
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Silver signet ring with image of galloping griffin, a hybrid creature that consists of feline body and legs, avian head and wings, and serpentine tail. Found in a burial cave in the Ketef Hinnom…
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Ketef Hinnom, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
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Iron Age IIC–Early Persian Period, 7th–5th Century BCE
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On the grounds of the St. Étienne monastery, north of the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, were two elaborate burial caves that each included a large central hall surrounded by several rectangular rooms…
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
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Iron Age II, 9th–7th Century BCE
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Steps at the rear of this burial chamber in the St. Étienne cemetery lead up to a second, inner one, with rock-cut, tub-shaped burial places, perhaps intended for important members of the families who…
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
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Iron Age II, 9th–7th Century BCE
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The cemetery in the village of Silwan, on the hill east of the City of David, included some aboveground tombs, cut out from the cliffs on three or four sides so that they look like buildings. These…
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
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Iron Age II, 9th–7th Century BCE
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Shown here is a reconstructed burial chamber from Ketef Hinnom, on exhibit at the Israel Museum. There are ledges along the side and back walls, with low parapets visible along two of the ledges. A…
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Ketef Hinnom, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
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Iron Age IIC–Early Persian Period, 7th–5th Century BCE
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This necklace of beads is predominantly of orange glass but incorporates stone beads and gold spacers as well. The beads range in shape from bi-conical to cylindrical and also include larger…
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‘En Gedi, Land of Israel (‘En Gedi, Israel)
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Persian Period, 5th Century BCE