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Ammochostos, Cyprus
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Iron Age II, 8th–7th Century BCE
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Nathan Levy
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Philadelphia, British America and the British West Indies
(Philadelphia, United States of America)
(United)
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1753
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Bucharest, Austrian Empire
(Bucharest, Romania)
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1859
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1864
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This detail appears on the right side of a pithos (storage jar) from Kuntillet Ajrud. The two Bes figures on the lower left are unrelated to the lyre player in the upper right. Bes was a minor…
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Kuntillet Ajrud, Land of Israel
(Kuntillat Jurayyah, Egypt)
Date:
Iron Age II, Late 9th–Early 8th Century BCE
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In this detail from a pithos (storage jar) from Kuntillet Ajrud, five people stand with raised forearms (their hands are not depicted). As raised hands usually signify praying, the scene may represent…
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Kuntillet Ajrud, Land of Israel
(Kuntillat Jurayyah, Egypt)
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Iron Age II, Late 9th–Early 8th Century BCE
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An abecedary is a list of the letters of the alphabet, written in order, for instruction or practice in writing, and perhaps also for other purposes. Four abecedaries were written on this large…
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Kuntillet Ajrud, Land of Israel
(Kuntillat Jurayyah, Egypt)
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Late 9th–Early 8th Century BCE
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The stopper is perforated at the bottom so that liquids, probably perfumes, can be poured from the jar through the male ibex’s mouth. The horns curl tightly back to the neck, perhaps to prevent them…
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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 handle from Hazor, perhaps once attached to a mirror, depicts a winged humanoid with extended wings, grasping the branches or fronds of a young palm tree with both hands. It measures…
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Hazor, Land of Israel
(Tel Hazor, Israel)
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Iron Age II, 8th Century BCE
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Kuntillet Ajrud, Land of Israel
(Kuntillat Jurayyah, Egypt)
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Late 9th–Early 8th Century BCE