A New Look at Late Iron Age Stamp Seals from Judah
Recent years have seen extensive excavations across Jerusalem and improved excavation methods that brought to light hundreds of seals, sealings, and seal-impression from Late Iron Age Judah. The sharp increase in the number and variety of artifacts allow a reassessment of four issues related to the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mohr Siebeck
2024
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Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2024, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 6-32 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Assyrians
/ Iconography
/ Rosette (Ornament)
/ Moon (Motif)
/ Image prohibition
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism HH Archaeology |
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| Summary: | Recent years have seen extensive excavations across Jerusalem and improved excavation methods that brought to light hundreds of seals, sealings, and seal-impression from Late Iron Age Judah. The sharp increase in the number and variety of artifacts allow a reassessment of four issues related to the function of seals and their imagery: Assyrian influence on the Judahite elite as seen through the appropriation of the rosette icon and the lunar imagery, the aniconic trend, and the continuity of iconic seals in post-destruction Judah and its implications. |
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| ISSN: | 2192-2284 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/hebai-2024-0003 |