Iron Age II, ninth–eighth century BCE
 | The drumhead of this Phoenician-style terra-cotta figurine from Shikmona (south of Haifa) is recessed, suggesting that the drum had only a single head. Figurines like this are typically found in Phoenicia and at sites influenced by Phoenician culture. Biblical references to women playing drums while singing and dancing to celebrate a victory, like Miriam and her companions after the crossing of the Sea of Reeds and the women who greeted Saul after David killed Goliath (Exodus 15:20; 1 Samuel 18:6), suggest that women drummers were common in Israel. The bottom of the figurine is a reconstruction. Collection of The National Maritime Museum, Haifa. © Zev Radovan / BibleLandPictures.com. |
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