Terracotta Figurines from the Iron IIA Temple at Moza, Judah
Four terracotta figurines, of which two are anthropomorphic and two are zoomorphic, were found within an assemblage of cult artifacts lying on the packed earth floor of an Iron IIA temple courtyard unearthed in the course of the renewed excavations at Tel Moza. The figurines are made of local clay,...
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| description | Four terracotta figurines, of which two are anthropomorphic and two are zoomorphic, were found within an assemblage of cult artifacts lying on the packed earth floor of an Iron IIA temple courtyard unearthed in the course of the renewed excavations at Tel Moza. The figurines are made of local clay, and likely produced with the intention of serving in rituals held at the temple. Though they are idiosyncratic, they incorporate motifs that are drawn from conventions prevalent throughout the Ancient Near East. These figurines are among the earliest Iron II figurines found in the southern Levant, and may constitute forerunners of the ubiquitous Iron IIB figurines prevalent throughout this region. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-11a879f4792d4fdcbc2564e51a4dd61b2025-01-09T12:59:59ZengACoSt - Association for Coroplastic StudiesLes Carnets de l’ACoSt2431-85742016-12-011510.4000/acost.980Terracotta Figurines from the Iron IIA Temple at Moza, JudahShua KisilevitzFour terracotta figurines, of which two are anthropomorphic and two are zoomorphic, were found within an assemblage of cult artifacts lying on the packed earth floor of an Iron IIA temple courtyard unearthed in the course of the renewed excavations at Tel Moza. The figurines are made of local clay, and likely produced with the intention of serving in rituals held at the temple. Though they are idiosyncratic, they incorporate motifs that are drawn from conventions prevalent throughout the Ancient Near East. These figurines are among the earliest Iron II figurines found in the southern Levant, and may constitute forerunners of the ubiquitous Iron IIB figurines prevalent throughout this region.https://journals.openedition.org/acost/980figurinesIron IIAJudahAncient Israelite ReligionTel Moza |
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| title | Terracotta Figurines from the Iron IIA Temple at Moza, Judah |
| title_full | Terracotta Figurines from the Iron IIA Temple at Moza, Judah |
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| title_short | Terracotta Figurines from the Iron IIA Temple at Moza, Judah |
| title_sort | terracotta figurines from the iron iia temple at moza judah |
| topic | figurines Iron IIA Judah Ancient Israelite Religion Tel Moza |
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