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A Faience Head of a Bearded Male From Tel Abel Beth Maacah: Iconography, Technology and Context

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Summary A faience head depicting a bearded male was unearthed in a ninth‐century BC context at Tel Abel Beth Maacah, located on the modern Israel‐Lebanese border. During the Iron Age, the site was at the interface between the kingdoms of Israel and Aram‐Damascus and the Phoenician city‐states of Tyre and Sidon. The article discusses the object’s iconography, style, composition and manufacturing technology in comparison to other faience heads, as well as its regional and contextual significance. Despite its unique iconography and high quality, we demonstrate its similarity to at least one other head in manufacturing technology and style. It is suggested that it depicts an ideal elite persona, possibly serving as a votive.

Source: Oxford Journal of Archaeology

DOI: 10.1111/ojoa.12311

Authors: N. Yahalom‐Mack, D.V. Ben‐Ami, N. Panitz‐Cohen, R.A. Mullins, V. Brumfeld, A. Eliyahu‐Behar

Institutions: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Antiquities Authority, Azusa Pacific University, Weizmann Institute of Science, Ariel University

Language: English

Topic: Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,760

OpenAlex ID: W4402723911

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