july 11, 2016-August 5,
2017
Location: Rockefeller
Archaeological Museum
Curator: Fawzi Ibrahim,
Nurith Goshen, and Daniel M. Master
A wide-ranging selection of
marble statues, coins, jewelry, figurines, and pottery are displayed together
for the first time in this comprehensive exhibition devoted to ancient
Ashkelon, whose history spans 5,000 years.
Situated at the crossroads of major land
and sea routes, Ashkelon, with its bustling port, was a meeting ground for many
peoples and cultures, from Canaanites, Philistines, and Phoenicians to Greeks,
Romans, and Crusaders. The artifacts on display were found over the course of
two centuries of archaeological excavation, including three decades of
intensive investigation by the Leon Levy Expedition. Highlights include a
silver calf found in a Canaanite temple adjacent to the oldest arched gate in
the world and Egyptian ritual vessels (situlae) from the period of the city’s
destruction at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar.
http://www.imj.org.il/exhibitions/presentation/exhibit/?id=1103
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