A musical ensemble on a ritual stand
Pottery
H: 34.7; Diam: 16.2 cm
Israel Antiquities Authority
IAA:
1968-1182
Archaeology/Israelite & Persian Periods
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.
From the Israel Museum publications:
Hestrin, Ruth, The Philistines and the other Sea Peoples, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1970
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
Exhibitions:
Philistines and the other Sea People, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 10/03/1970 - 31/10/1970
