Archaeology Argot: Flabellum

A flabellum (plural: flabella) is a ceremonial fan. Widely used across the Near Eastern and Mediterranean worlds already by the second millennium BCE, it is attested in numerous artistic and textual depictions and through surviving examples. The fan typically consisted of a head with an elongated fl...

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Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2024
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2024, Volume: 50, Issue: 4, Pages: 20
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Summary:A flabellum (plural: flabella) is a ceremonial fan. Widely used across the Near Eastern and Mediterranean worlds already by the second millennium BCE, it is attested in numerous artistic and textual depictions and through surviving examples. The fan typically consisted of a head with an elongated flange at its base, which then was set in […]
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review