The Caves in the Cliff Shelters of Keziv Stream (Nahal Keziv) and the Relief of ‘The Man in the Wall'
This article engages with the following issues: a) The role of the caves in the cliffs above Keziv Stream (Nahal Keziv), western Galilee, in general; and in particular that of the cluster of 18 caves, known as “The Temple Cave” complex, during the Roman period. The largest and main cave in this comp...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Studium Biblicum Franciscanum
[2017]
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Liber annuus
Year: 2016, Volume: 66, Pages: 351-375 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HH Archaeology KBL Near East and North Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
Galilee
B Iconography |
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| Summary: | This article engages with the following issues: a) The role of the caves in the cliffs above Keziv Stream (Nahal Keziv), western Galilee, in general; and in particular that of the cluster of 18 caves, known as “The Temple Cave” complex, during the Roman period. The largest and main cave in this complex would seem to have played a sacred role, that is, it constituted a cultic site for a particular divinity. b) The sunken relief, engraved on a rough rock surface, adjacent to the above-mentioned complex of 18 caves, represents a walking male figure of military nature, the so-called “The Man in the Wall”. The figure arouses great interest from both the iconographic and religious-cultic points of view. Based on a comparative study and the iconographic characteristics of the figure, it seems plausible to identify it with a deity of the Late Roman period, indicating a cultic pagan activity in this remote and isolated area, in the very heart of nature. |
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| ISSN: | 0081-8933 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (Jerusalem), Liber annuus
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.LA.4.2018015 |