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Shown here is a reconstructed burial chamber from Ketef Hinnom, on exhibit at the Israel Museum. There are ledges along the side and back walls, with low parapets visible along two of the ledges. A…
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Ketef Hinnom, Land of Israel
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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Iron Age IIC–Early Persian Period, 7th–5th Century BCE
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The battle between a wild bull and a lion, which are among the most powerful animals, is a common theme in ancient Near Eastern art. In this panel from Samaria, the lion’s claws are embedded in the…
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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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Sphinxes are among the most ubiquitous images on Iron Age Levantine ivories. The sphinx combines the features of several animals; it has the head of a human, the wings of an eagle, and the body of a…
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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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Palm imagery is a common motif in decorative architectural elements like window balustrades. Each of the four columns in this partial restoration from the biblical period is six inches in diameter and…
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Ramat Rahel, Land of Israel
(Ramat Rahel, Israel)
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Iron Age II, Late 8th–Early 7th Century BCE
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This drawing is a modern reconstruction of the ground plan of an open-air sanctuary. Situated in northern Israel, it consisted of an enclosure about 65 feet (20 m) in diameter surrounded by stones…
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Samaria, Land of Israel
(Samaria, Israel)
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Iron Age I, Early 12th Century BCE
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The cemetery in the village of Silwan, on the hill east of the City of David, included some aboveground tombs, cut out from the cliffs on three or four sides so that they look like buildings. These…
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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Iron Age II, 9th–7th Century BCE
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Iron Age II, 10th–6th Century BCE
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This drawing and the following replica of a pillared house are composites of many excavated houses from the Iron Age, 1200 to 586 BCE; none has been discovered standing. The images show domestic…
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Iron Age, 12th–6th century BCE
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The masonry in the royal palace of Samaria, the capital of the Northern Kingdom, is considered the finest example of ashlar masonry from the Iron Age. The blocks are cut so well that they fit together…
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Samaria, Land of Israel
(Samaria, Israel)
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Iron Age IIA, 9th Century BCE
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These two modern depictions of the Temple built by King Solomon on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem are based on biblical descriptions and pertinent archaeological evidence from other sanctuaries and…
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Biblical Period