Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by David Harris |
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A musical ensemble on a ritual stand
Ashdod Iron Age I, late 11th – early 10th century BCE Pottery H: 34.7; Diam: 16.2 cm Israel Antiquities Authority Accession number: IAA 1968-1182 |
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This stand, used for offerings of food or incense, is decorated with musicians: two playing the flute, one the cymbals, another a lyre, and the last a tambourine. Above the musicians runs a procession of three animals, perhaps representing sacrifices.
Publications: The Israel Museum, Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2005 Zalmona, Yigal, ed., The Israel Museum at 40: Masterworks of Beauty and Sanctity, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2005 Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir |
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