Local Production of a Small Rectangular Limestone Incense Altar at Tell Halif, Israel: Iconographic Considerations
This article studies local production of an incense altar found at Tell Halif in 2007 through examining its iconography. The carvings depict hunting scenes consisting of a human and various animals. These animals are positively identified as zebu, wild boar, Saluki-type hounds, and Nubian ibexes. Th...
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Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
2017
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2017, Issue: 377, Pages: 49-67 |
RelBib Classification: | HB Old Testament HH Archaeology KBL Near East and North Africa |
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B Iron Age B southern Arabia B limestone incense altar B LIMESTONE B boar B canid predator B hunting scene B Petrology B Symbolism in art B decorative motifs B Iconography B Tell Halif B Nubians B Iron Age II B ibex |
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