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The front of this coin depicts an animal horn, probably a shofar (parallel lines across the horn suggest horns of rams and some other animals). If this is a shofar, it likely signifies praying to God…
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Yehud, Land of Israel
(Southern Israel, Israel)
Date:
Persian Period, 4th Century BCE
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This altar is approximately 3.5 feet (1.1 m) tall and 5 feet (1.5 m) square. The protrusions at its upper corners are reminiscent of the “horns” of the Tabernacle altar (see “The Tabernacle”)…
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Beersheba, Land of Israel
(Beersheba, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age IIB, 8th Century BCE
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Makkedah, Land of Israel
(Khirbet el-Qom, West Bank)
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Iron Age II, 8th Century BCE
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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)
Date:
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)
Date:
Iron Age IIB, 8th Century BCE
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Iron Age, 12th–6th Century BCE
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Found in Jerusalem in the plaza of the Western Wall and possibly made of limestone, the top register of this seal contains a garland of four pomegranates, one of which was damaged when the seal was…
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age IIC, 7th Century BCE
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This seal, found at the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem, shows a uraeus or upright cobra with four wings. Modeled on the black-necked cobra that applies its venom both by biting and spitting, it was…
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age IIB–IIC, Late 8th–7th Century BCE
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Toggle pins and fibulae were fasteners for garments, and because they were often decorated, they also functioned as jewelry. The toggle pin was a thick straight pin, ornamented on its upper part or…
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Mizpah, Land of Israel
(Tell en-Nasbeh, West Bank)
Date:
Iron Age I, 12th–10th Century BCE
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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