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title: Carved Ivory from Samaria
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7210/carved-ivory-from-samaria/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Carved Ivory from Samaria

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Carved Ivory from Samaria](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7210.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7210.jpg)

## Image Caption

This carved piece of ivory, in a Phoenician style, is part of large number of ivories which were found in the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Samaria during the excavations of J. W. Crowfoot in 1931-1935 CE. They consist, for the most part, of furniture inlays, and although they were not recovered from rooms of the [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/), but from rubbish pits near its enclosing [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/), it would be reasonable to associate them with the Biblical traditions of Ahab's "Ivory House" (I King, xxii, 39). From Samaria, modern-day [Israel](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Israel/). Lent by the [Palestine](https://www.worldhistory.org/palestine/) Exploration Fund. (British Museum in London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2017, September 08). Carved Ivory from Samaria. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7210/carved-ivory-from-samaria/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Carved Ivory from Samaria." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 08, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7210/carved-ivory-from-samaria/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Carved Ivory from Samaria." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Sep 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7210/carved-ivory-from-samaria/>.

## License & Copyright

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