Canaanite_relief_in_basat_depicting_a_lion_and_a_lioness_at_play,_14th_century_BC,_from_Beit_She'an,_Israel_Museum,_Jerusalem_(27523165515).jpg
Summary
Description Canaanite relief in basat depicting a lion and a lioness at play, 14th century BC, from Beit She'an, Israel Museum, Jerusalem (27523165515).jpg |
Canaanite art in this period consisted mainly of small-scale stone sculptures, ivory and bone carvings, pottery and metal figurines, and seals and jewelry. The works reflect a fusion of foreign and Canaanite elements executed in the local artistic style.This basalt relief, which stood in a large building at Beth Shean, is one of the few monumental stone-carvings of the period. It is outstanding example of Canaanitenarrative art – story-telling in pictures Publications: Chronicles of the Land, Archaeology in the Israel Museum Jerusalem, Dayagi-Mendels Michal, and Rozenberg, Silvia (eds.), The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 2010 Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir
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Date | 23 October 2014, 12:52 (according to Exif data) |
Source | Canaanite relief in basalt depicting a lion and a lioness at play, 14th century BC, from Beit She'an, Israel Museum, Jerusalem |
Author | Carole Raddato from Frankfurt, Germany |
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