It is now more than 140 years since archaeologists began dealing with the engraved Tridacna shell... more It is now more than 140 years since archaeologists began dealing with the engraved Tridacna shells, whose distribution extended from Vulci in the west to Susa in the east, and from Memphis in the south to Gordion and Vulci in the north. Their number is growing constantly and is now approaching 100. This increase is the result not only of the publication of new finds or old museum material, which until now escaped the scholar's eyes, but also of the reclassification of four items, in the past said to be imitations made of various stones, as authentic Tridacna shells.In this article I want to show that this is true not only with the complete Tridacna shells, but also of a sub-group of Tridacna shells cut into the shape of discs. I will try to prove that the items in this sub-group are indeed Tridacna shells by describing them and discussing their motives and distribution. I will not deal with questions such as the centre of manufacture, distributors, style etc. important as they are. These aspects will be discussed by me in detail in a separate publication which will treat the Tridacna shell group as a whole.
Résumé/Abstract L'histoire de Gezer, entre le IX et le VII s. était obscure: les fouille... more Résumé/Abstract L'histoire de Gezer, entre le IX et le VII s. était obscure: les fouilles de l'Hebrew Union College ont mis au jour un nombre considérable d'objets bien datés, éclairant cette période. Il semble que la cité ait été prise par Tiglat-Pileser III en 734 (relief ...
During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th ce... more During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th century BCE was uncovered in the northeastern corner of the mound. This article describes its possible place in the urban fabric of the city, the plan of the temple and its parallels, and some of the more special finds that were found in it. Based on the temple's plan and the finds and installations uncovered in it, we wish to offer a glimpse into the cults that were associated with the temple, as well as a reconstruction of the temple's life cycle.
During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th ce... more During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th century BCE was uncovered in the northeastern corner of the mound. This article describes its possible place in the urban fabric of the city, the plan of the temple and its parallels, and some of the more special finds that were found in it. Based on the temple's plan and the finds and installations uncovered in it, we wish to offer a glimpse into the cults that were associated with the temple, as well as a reconstruction of the temple's life cycle. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00758914.2019.1695093
It is now more than 140 years since archaeologists began dealing with the engraved Tridacna shell... more It is now more than 140 years since archaeologists began dealing with the engraved Tridacna shells, whose distribution extended from Vulci in the west to Susa in the east, and from Memphis in the south to Gordion and Vulci in the north. Their number is growing constantly and is now approaching 100. This increase is the result not only of the publication of new finds or old museum material, which until now escaped the scholar's eyes, but also of the reclassification of four items, in the past said to be imitations made of various stones, as authentic Tridacna shells.In this article I want to show that this is true not only with the complete Tridacna shells, but also of a sub-group of Tridacna shells cut into the shape of discs. I will try to prove that the items in this sub-group are indeed Tridacna shells by describing them and discussing their motives and distribution. I will not deal with questions such as the centre of manufacture, distributors, style etc. important as they are. These aspects will be discussed by me in detail in a separate publication which will treat the Tridacna shell group as a whole.
Résumé/Abstract L'histoire de Gezer, entre le IX et le VII s. était obscure: les fouille... more Résumé/Abstract L'histoire de Gezer, entre le IX et le VII s. était obscure: les fouilles de l'Hebrew Union College ont mis au jour un nombre considérable d'objets bien datés, éclairant cette période. Il semble que la cité ait été prise par Tiglat-Pileser III en 734 (relief ...
During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th ce... more During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th century BCE was uncovered in the northeastern corner of the mound. This article describes its possible place in the urban fabric of the city, the plan of the temple and its parallels, and some of the more special finds that were found in it. Based on the temple's plan and the finds and installations uncovered in it, we wish to offer a glimpse into the cults that were associated with the temple, as well as a reconstruction of the temple's life cycle.
During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th ce... more During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th century BCE was uncovered in the northeastern corner of the mound. This article describes its possible place in the urban fabric of the city, the plan of the temple and its parallels, and some of the more special finds that were found in it. Based on the temple's plan and the finds and installations uncovered in it, we wish to offer a glimpse into the cults that were associated with the temple, as well as a reconstruction of the temple's life cycle. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00758914.2019.1695093
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00758914.2019.1695093
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00758914.2019.1695093