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Assyrian Cylinder Seal Inscribed in Cuneiform Script
Though not necessarily an Israelite object, this object was uncovered around Samaria and dates to the Iron Age II (8th century BCE). It is 3.9 cm long (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem). The image is significant because it is evidence—among other...
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Paul Cézanne
Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) was a French post-impressionist artist. Although he struggled for recognition in his own lifetime and often lacked confidence in his work, the artist's unique style, use of light and colour, and his interest in geometric...
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Enthroned Figure Furniture Inlay, Samaria
This object is an ivory furniture inlay depicting an enthroned figure. It was excavated from Samaria and dates to the Iron Age II (9th–8th century BCE). It has a width of 5.2 cm and a length of 9 cm. (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem) ©The...
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Augsburg Confession
The Augsburg Confession is the affirmation of faith of the Lutheran Church written by Philip Melanchthon (l. 1497-1560) and presented at the Diet of Augsburg in June 1530. The document attempted to reconcile differences between the Lutherans...
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Bhimbetka Cave Art
Paleolithic cave art found at the Bhimbetka rock shelters in Madhya Pradesh, central India.
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The Founders of Florentine Art
A late 15th century CE tempera panel credited to Masaccio and known as 'The Founders of Florentine Art'. The five portraits in the panel are (left to right): Giotto, Paolo Uccello, Donatello, Manetti and Filippo Brunelleschi. (Louvre, Paris...
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Naked! The Art of Nudity Exhibition, Antikenmuseum, Basel
A view of the 2018 CE exhibition 'Naked! The Art of Nudity' at the Antikenmuseum, Basel, Switzerland.
© Ruedi Habegger, Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig
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Mesopotamian Effects on Israel During the Iron Age
The Iron Age in the traditional Ancient Near Eastern chronology ranges from somewhere around 1200 BCE to 333 BCE. It begins from the era when it was first thought iron came to be used up to the ascendency of Alexander the Great as the major...
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Pedestal for the Figure of a Deity, Taanach
This object is pedestal for the figure of a deity. It was excavated from Taanach and dates to the Iron Age I (10th century BCE). It has a height of 53.7 cm, a width of 22 cm, and a length of 24.5 cm. (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem) ©The...
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The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka Exhibition, LACMA [4]
Installation photograph, The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 5, 2018–June 23, 2019, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA