Jerusalem ivories
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The Jerusalem ivories are a collection of archeological artifacts that were found in 2022, at the City of David site in Jerusalem, Israel. They date from around the 8th to the 7th century BC, during the period of the first temple. They are about 5 cm, and have been reassembled from fragments that appear to have been smashed and burned at some point. They are made from elephant ivory, which was a very valuable material at the time, and has been found only in a small number of important cities. They plaques may have been gifts from Assyria. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Avisar, Reli; Shalev, Yiftah; Shochat, Harel; Gadot, Yuval; Koch, Ido (2022). ""Jerusalem Ivories": Iron Age Decorated Ivory Panels from Building 100, Giv'ati Parking Lot Excavations, and Their Cultural Setting". ‘Atiqot. Israel Antiquities Authority. 106: 57–74. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ↑ "A Rare and Prestigious Collection of Decorated Ivories from the First Temple Period Found in the City of David". Israel Antiquities Authority (via Friends of the IAA). September 5, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Rare collection of decorated ivories from the First Temple Period found in the City of David". Government of Israel. September 5, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Rare First Temple period ivories discovered in Jerusalem". JNS.org. September 6, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Ivory Riches from First Temple Jerusalem". Biblical Archaeology Society. September 9, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ↑ "First Temple period elephant-tusk ivories unearthed in Jerusalem". The Jerusalem Post. September 5, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ↑ "In First, Ivory Panels Mentioned in Bible Found in Jerusalem". Haaretz. September 8, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Rare First Temple-Period Ivories Discovered in the City of David". Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology. September 7, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ↑ "A first for Jerusalem: A collection of decorated ivories were unearthed". City of David. November 6, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2026.