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Mark Antokolski
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St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
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1871
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Several horse figurines have objects on the forehead, like this one. The object may represent the horse’s forelock or mane, or perhaps a decorative ornament. This terra-cotta figurine from the City of…
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
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Iron Age IIB, 8th Century BCE
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Since chairs and beds were valuable items and not found in average homes (people usually sat on the floor and slept on mats), it is possible that terra-cotta models like this one from Lachish…
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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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Michael David
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New York, United States of America
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1993
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Sigalit Landau
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1997
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Gil Shahar
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2001
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Ira Jan
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine (Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1914
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In this terra-cotta plaque figurine from Tell Beit Mirsim, 6 inches (15 cm) high, the pregnant woman’s arms cradle her belly and her navel and genitalia protrude. Incisions indicate the eyes, the hair…
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Tell Beit Mirsim, Land of Israel (Tell Beit Mirsim, Israel)
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Iron Age I, 12th–10th Century BCE
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Terra-cotta pillar figurines are found throughout the biblical territory of Judah and date to the eighth to seventh centuries BCE. Most were decorated with a white background layer and one or more…
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Lachish, Land of Israel (Tel Lakhish, Israel)
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Iron Age IIB–IIC, 8th–7th Century BCE