A Decorated Fragment of a Tyrian Lead Coffin from a Cemetery at Akhziv

The finding of a lead coffin fragment in the Gesher Haziv library has led to a surprising discovery: Its decoration is identical to the decoration of a complete lead coffin from Tyre and they were both made of the same mould. This is further evidence of Tyrian influence on northwestern Galilee cultu...

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Autore principale: Aviʿam, Mordekhai (Autore)
Altri autori: Shalem, Dina
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: 2014
In: Israel exploration journal
Anno: 2014, Volume: 64, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 208-211
Accesso online: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Edizione parallela:Non elettronico
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Riepilogo:The finding of a lead coffin fragment in the Gesher Haziv library has led to a surprising discovery: Its decoration is identical to the decoration of a complete lead coffin from Tyre and they were both made of the same mould. This is further evidence of Tyrian influence on northwestern Galilee culture in the Roman period and especially on burial customs.
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