A worker holds an ivory plaque unearthed in excavations near the walls of Jerusalem's Old CityReuters Photo
Posted on 09/11/2022 3:15:32 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists recently unearthed ivory plaques found in a luxurious Iron Age residence in Jerusalem, a first-of-its-kind discovery at the site, shedding light on the owner's wealth and social status.
The ivory pieces were found in a building from around the eighth or seventh century B.C., the First Temple era, in the City of David...
Sifting through the ruins in the building, likely burnt during the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C., diggers found around 1,500 ivory fragments, said Reli Avisar from Tel Aviv University, which excavated the site along with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA)...
The decorations consisted of frames with rosettes and a tree in their center, or lotus flowers and geometric patterns, and the plaques were probably used as decorations for wooden furniture.
Ivory, which is mentioned in the Bible in the context of royalty and wealth, was one of the most expensive goods in antiquity – pricier than gold – and the pieces at hand were taken from elephant tusks, the IAA said...
Another option is that the ivory plaques were "gifts from the Assyrian kings to the loyal vassals" of Judah, she said, or perhaps the social ambitions of the vassals.
"It also shows their taste, their desire to be part of a high class that began as imperialistic with the Assyrian empire, but was part of all of the ancient East," she said.
"These are fancy items that can be found in all of the areas, very sparsely, but it shows an internationalism," Avisar said, noting that the motifs were typical to Judah.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailysabah.com ...
A worker holds an ivory plaque unearthed in excavations near the walls of Jerusalem's Old CityReuters Photo
I am more interested in Ivory Age iron plaques.
;^)
Whoops, author should have been AFP, and the Daily Sabah the source.
One of *those* topics.
[snip] “Among the Nimroud ivories (850-700 B.C.) is a fragmentary relief of a chariot in pursuit of a lion to the left, with a dog running alongside the horses as at Enkomi, the harness of the horses being also similar.” The style of the sculpture (of Nimroud) “is more archaic than on the Enkomi casket.” But how could this be if the objects found in Enkomi date no later than the 12th Century? [/snip]The Dark Age of Greece | Immanuel Velikovsky | The Scandal of Enkomi
That elephant never dreamed his tusks would be held by humans 2,700 years after he died.
He also missed out on peanuts.
I miss Charlie Brown and Lucy, too.
The Syrian elephant went extinct around 700 B.C. This guy did it.
Is it just me or does that look like a guy kissing a dog on the lips.
Looks like a dog kissing a turtle to me
That’s what I see.
LOL. This thread has got everything in small amounts.
"It also shows their taste, their desire to be part of a high class..."
Yep. And there’s a woman behind the dog waiting her turn.
lol
It’s flowers.
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