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Several stone crenellations, like the one shown in this computer reconstruction, with each of the upper layers shorter and narrower than the one below, were found broken into pieces at the palace at…
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Ramat Rahel, Land of Israel (Ramat Rahel, Israel)
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Iron Age II, Late 8th–Early 7th Century BCE
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This agate seal with an image of a rooster was found in a Roman-period tomb at Tell en-Nasbeh (Mizpah), but its script dates it to the late seventh or early sixth century BCE. The bottom register…
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Mizpah, Land of Israel (Tell en-Nasbeh, West Bank)
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Iron Age IIC, Late 7th–Early 6th Century BCE
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This phosphorite seal, found in the plaza of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, portrays an archer with a bow prepared to shoot. The quality of the carving is very high. The depiction of the archer is…
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
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Iron Age IIC, 7th Century BCE
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Late 9th Century BCE
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To my lord Elyashib: May YHWH seek your welfare! And now, give to Shemaryahu an x-measure and to the Kerosite give a y-measure. And as for the matter which you commanded me, it is well. He (it?) is…
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Arad, Land of Israel (Tel ‘Arad, Israel)
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Late 7th–Early 6th Century BCE
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Your son, Yehukal, sends his blessings for the welfare of Gedalyahu son of Elyair and for the welfare of your house. I bless you to YHWH. And now, behold my lord has done [ . . . ] May YHWH recompense…
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Arad, Land of Israel (Tel ‘Arad, Israel)
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Late 7th–Early 6h Century BCE
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May YHWH cause my lord to hear, this very day, tidings of good. And now, according to everything my lord has sent, thus has your servant done. I wrote on the sheet according to everything you sent to…
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Lachish, Land of Israel (Tel Lakhish, Israel)
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586 BCE
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Large conch-type shells can be used to make music by blowing through closed lips into an opening cut at the narrow end of the shell. Because the spiral-shaped cavity of each shell is distinct, each…
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Hazor, Land of Israel (Tel Hazor, Israel)
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Iron Age IIA, 9th Century BCE
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These fragments of a mural from Kuntillet Ajrud show two human heads, facing left and looking out over their city’s wall, which is flanked by towers. The mural may have been part of a military scene…
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Kuntillet Ajrud, Land of Israel (Kuntillat Jurayyah, Egypt)
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Iron Age II, Late 9th–Early 8th Century BCE
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This stamp seal depicts an archer shooting at a fleeing quadruped, possibly an antelope. The action is difficult to make out. From the viewer’s perspective the archer is behind the animal while the…
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Moza, Land of Israel (Motsa, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age IIA, Late 10th–Early 9th Century BCE