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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)
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Iron Age I, Early 12th Century BCE
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This black stone seal, from the City of David in Jerusalem, depicts two bearded men with their hands raised in a gesture of worship, flanking an altar or pedestal. The crescents on the altar or…
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City of David, Land of Israel
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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Iron Age IIB–IIC, Mid-8th–Mid-7th Century BCE
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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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Ashdod, Land of Israel
(Tel Ashdod, Israel)
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Iron Age I, Late 11th or Early 10th Century BCE
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Though discovered in a private home in Beersheba, this 9.5-inch-high × 11.5-inch-wide (24 cm × 29.5 cm) pot, or its contents, was probably dedicated to the sanctuary. The inscription kodesh or kadosh…
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Beersheba, Land of Israel
(Beersheba, Israel)
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Iron Age IIB, Late 8th Century BCE
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Beth Shemesh, Land of Israel
(Tel Bet Shemesh, Israel)
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Iron Age II, 8th Century BCE
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In Jewish tradition, the command to “bind them [God’s words] as a sign on your hand and let them serve as a symbol on your forehead” is understood as requiring passages from the Torah to be written on…
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Qumran, Land of Israel
(Khirbat Qumrān, Israel)
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Second Temple Period
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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
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This terra-cotta model of a shrine from Tirzah stands 8 inches (21 cm) tall. The façade has an entrance with a grooved threshold flanked by fluted pilasters, with inward-curling volute capitals topped…
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Khirbet Keiyafa, Land of Israel
(Khirbet Keiyafa, Israel)
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Iron Age IIA, first Half of 10th Century BCE