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The backs of many bullas, like those shown here from the City of David in Jerusalem, have impressions of the strings that once tied the rolled document and marks from the papyrus fibers of the…
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
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Iron Age IIC, Second Half of 7th–Early 6th Century BCE
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Iron Age II, 9th–8th Century BCE
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This flute from Tel Goren at En Gedi, 4 inches long and .67 inches wide (10 × 2 cm), is made from the hollowed shaft of an animal bone. The hole near the center was probably for blowing air across the…
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‘En Gedi, Land of Israel (Tel Goren, Israel)
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Iron Age IIC, End of 7th−Beginning of 6th Century BCE
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Large conch-type shells can be used to make music by blowing through closed lips into an opening cut at the narrow end of the shell. Because the spiral-shaped cavity of each shell is distinct, each…
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Hazor, Land of Israel (Tel Hazor, Israel)
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Iron Age IIA, 9th Century BCE