Seals and Sealings at Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath

The currently published glyptic assemblage from Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath comprises more than sixty seals and sealings (Keel 2013: 94–123; see also Maeir, Shai, and Kolska Horwitz 2011). This corpus provides sound evidence that seals—mostly worn as adornments—and the practice of sealing were part of daily l...

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Main Author: Münger, Stefan 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 2018
In: Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2018, Volume: 81, Issue: 1, Pages: 72-76
IxTheo Classification:HH Archaeology
KBL Near East and North Africa
Further subjects:B Numismatics
B Gath
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Summary:The currently published glyptic assemblage from Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath comprises more than sixty seals and sealings (Keel 2013: 94–123; see also Maeir, Shai, and Kolska Horwitz 2011). This corpus provides sound evidence that seals—mostly worn as adornments—and the practice of sealing were part of daily life at Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath throughout the centuries. In the following, a few outstanding glyptic finds by the current expedition are presented.
ISSN:2325-5404
Contains:Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5615/neareastarch.81.1.0072