Illustration
This object is an ivory furniture inlay depicting a sacred tree. It was excavated from Samaria and dates to the Iron Age II (9th–8th century BCE). It has a width of 9.9 cm and a diameter of 6.5 cm. (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem)
©The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Used with permission. Israel Antiquities Authority 1933-2566, Archaeology/Israelite & Persian Periods.
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Jerusalem, T. I. M. (2020, January 15). Sacred Tree Furniture Inlay. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11706/sacred-tree-furniture-inlay/
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