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El Lissitzky
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Moscow, Russian Empire (Moscow, Russia)
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1917
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These are modern reconstructions of the Ark of the Covenant. Chests with images on top and with carrying poles are known from ancient Egypt. The depictions of the cherubs here are based on winged…
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Biblical Period
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Tel Batash, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
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Late Bronze Age, 14th Century BCE
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Ashkelon, Land of Israel (Tel Ashkelon, Israel)
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Middle Bronze Age, 16th Century BCE
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The Mesopotamian demon Pazuzu, depicted here in a combination of human and animal features, was invoked to prevent the malicious actions of the demon Lamashtu, who was believed to endanger newborn…
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Beth Shean, Land of Israel (Bet She’an, Israel)
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Iron Age II, 8th–7th Century BCE
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Pisherl woke up. He was delighted when, on coming into the workroom, he discovered I was there. He ran up and embraced me as if we hadn’t seen each other in years…
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Itzik Manger
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Paris, French Third Republic (Paris, France)
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1939
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A mountain in the desert.
On the desert mountain—
Nine,
Nine tall men.
There must be something here—
The Nine want something here—
And the tenth man?
He stands at the head of them…
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Aaron Zeitlin
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Warsaw, Second Polish Republic (Warsaw, Poland)
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1926–1927
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Ben-Zion
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1935
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Yaacov Dorchin
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Kefar HaHoresh, Israel
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1982
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In the first year of King Belshazzar of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and a vision of his mind in bed; afterward he wrote down the dream. Beginning the account, Daniel related the following…
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Hellenistic Period, 4th–2nd Century BCE