The lotus image on this ivory from Samaria was originally an Egyptian symbol of the life-giving power of the god Ra—experienced through the fragrance of the flower—and of the afterlife.
Abel Pann devoted much of his artistic career to painting and drawing scenes from the Hebrew Bible. Like other Jewish artists who worked in this genre, such as Ephraim Moses Lilien and Ze’ev Raban, he…
He who fatally strikes a man shall be put to death. [ . . . ]
He who strikes his father or his mother shall be put to death.
He who kidnaps a man—whether he has sold him or is still holding him…