Projecting Prestige: Egyptian Statues from Canaanite Hazor
Some two dozen fragments of ancient Egyptian statues have turned up in the excavations of the Canaanite city of Hazor in the Upper Galilee. Intriguingly, these statues were destroyed already in antiquity, and most were found in archaeological contexts dating centuries after the pieces were first mad...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2024, Volume: 50, Issue: 4 |
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| Summary: | Some two dozen fragments of ancient Egyptian statues have turned up in the excavations of the Canaanite city of Hazor in the Upper Galilee. Intriguingly, these statues were destroyed already in antiquity, and most were found in archaeological contexts dating centuries after the pieces were first made. Explore how, when, and why these high-end artifacts ended up at Late Bronze Age Hazor. |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review
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