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Numerous figurines of horses, sometimes including a rider, have been found. Most have traces of paint; it is likely that they were all originally painted. The paint sometimes depicts the horse’s…
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Moza, Land of Israel
(Motsa, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age IIA, 10th–9th Century BCE
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This terra-cotta bird figurine from Lachish, about 4 inches (10 cm) high, has outspread wings indicating flight. Like the Judahite pillar figurines discussed earlier, its base is a solid pillar…
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Lachish, Land of Israel
(Tel Lakhish, Israel)
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Iron Age IIB, 8th Century BCE
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The drumhead of this Phoenician-style terra-cotta figurine from Shikmona (south of Haifa) is recessed, suggesting that the drum had only a single head. Figurines like this are typically found in…
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Shikmona, Land of Israel
(Haifa, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age II, 9th–8th Century BCE
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
Roman Period, 1st Century BCE or CE
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In this terra-cotta plaque figurine from Tell Beit Mirsim, 6 inches (15 cm) high, the pregnant woman’s arms cradle her belly and her navel and genitalia protrude. Incisions indicate the eyes, the hair…
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Tell Beit Mirsim, Land of Israel
(Tell Beit Mirsim, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age I, 12th–10th Century BCE
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Terra-cotta pillar figurines are found throughout the biblical territory of Judah and date to the eighth to seventh centuries BCE. Most were decorated with a white background layer and one or more…
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Lachish, Land of Israel
(Tel Lakhish, Israel)
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Iron Age IIB–IIC, 8th–7th Century BCE
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In this terra-cotta figurine from Beersheba, 5.5 inches (14 cm) high, the face is made by pinching the clay to draw out the nose, thereby forming the eye sockets. The nose has a beak-like appearance…
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Beersheba, Land of Israel
(Beersheba, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age IIB, Late 8th Century BCE
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This terra-cotta figurine from Lachish is very schematic, and the rider’s legs are not shown. The rider cannot represent an average person because people—even kings—more often rode on donkeys and…
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Lachish, Land of Israel
(Tel Lakhish, Israel)
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Iron Age IIB, 8th Century BCE
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In this terra-cotta dove figurine from Beth Shemesh, 4 inches (10 cm) long, care was taken with the shape of the head and body and in showing the tail by painted lines. Yet there are no feet and the…
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Beth Shemesh, Land of Israel
(Tel Bet Shemesh, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age II, 10th–6th Century BCE
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Arad, Land of Israel
(Tel ‘Arad, Israel)
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Iron Age II, 8th Century BCE