'Like a Lion in Cover': A Cylinder Seal from Early Bronze Age III Tell eṣ-Ṣafi/Gath, Israel
This paper discusses a decorated ivory cylinder seal from an EB III context at Tell eṣ-Ṣafi/Gath, Israel. The seal, with its realistic depiction of a crouching lion, is noteworthy among the contemporary glyptic repertoire of the EB Levant due to the high level of the iconographic depiction. Suggeste...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2011
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Israel exploration journal
Year: 2011, Volume: 61, Issue: 1, Pages: 12-31 |
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| Summary: | This paper discusses a decorated ivory cylinder seal from an EB III context at Tell eṣ-Ṣafi/Gath, Israel. The seal, with its realistic depiction of a crouching lion, is noteworthy among the contemporary glyptic repertoire of the EB Levant due to the high level of the iconographic depiction. Suggested connections and the significance of this seal are discussed. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Israel exploration journal
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