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Musicians on Ritual Stand
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Musicians on ritual stand, Ashdod, late 11th or early 10th century BCE. Music and dance played an important role in Israel and the ancient Near East in both daily life and special occasions such as…

Places:

Ashdod, Land of Israel (Tel Ashdod, Israel)

Date:

Iron Age I, Late 11th or Early 10th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Music, Performing arts, Ritual objects, Sculpture

Categories:

Sculpture, Decorative arts
Ceramic stand decorated with carvings of musicians playing instruments.
Scroll of the Book of Esther
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This scroll of Esther from Germany, created for use on the holiday of Purim, is extensively decorated, with illustrations of biblical scenes from the Esther story, as well as various flora and fauna…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Holy Roman Empire (Germany)

Date:

ca. 1630

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Holidays, Purim, Animals, Music, Ritual objects

Categories:

Print & book culture, Ritual Objects
Scroll manuscript page with Hebrew text in four columns, with illustrations on top of figures seated talking to each other, working by a tree, and walking; the middle sections feature ladders and people working on trees; the bottom features elephants and rhinoceroses.