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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)
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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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Hazor, Land of Israel
(Tel Hazor, Israel)
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First Half of 8th Century BCE
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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Roman Period, 1st Century BCE or CE
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There are numerous terra-cotta plaque figurines of females, some naked and others clothed, holding disks, mostly from northern Israel and Transjordan. Many come from border towns and towns whose…
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Hazor, Land of Israel
(Tel Hazor, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age II, 9th–8th Century BCE
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This bull figurine, 7 × 5 inches (17.5 cm × 12 cm), was cast in bronze with considerable detail. It combines highly realistic features—horns and ears, genitalia, legs and hooves—with more stylized…
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Samaria, Land of Israel
(Samaria, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age I, Early 12th Century BCE
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Since chairs and beds were valuable items and not found in average homes (people usually sat on the floor and slept on mats), it is possible that terra-cotta models like this one from Lachish…
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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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This is a modern artist’s illustration of a painting of a seated male in profile, perhaps an enthroned dignitary. The painting was made on a potsherd from Ramat Rahel. It measures around 5 × 3 inches…
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Ramat Rahel, Land of Israel
(Ramat Rahel, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age II, Late 8th–Early 7th Century BCE
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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