Abstract
In the present article I would like to discuss a unique
phenomenon in the material culture of ancient Israel
during the biblical period: the lack of painted decoration
on pottery. Unlike their neighbors in Philistia, Phoenicia,
Cyprus, Ammon, Edom, and others, the Israelites did not
decorate their pottery. In the following, I will present the
phenomenon and will examine it within the historical
context in which it developed
phenomenon in the material culture of ancient Israel
during the biblical period: the lack of painted decoration
on pottery. Unlike their neighbors in Philistia, Phoenicia,
Cyprus, Ammon, Edom, and others, the Israelites did not
decorate their pottery. In the following, I will present the
phenomenon and will examine it within the historical
context in which it developed
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 7-18 |
| Journal | Ars Judaica |
| Volume | 9 |
| State | Published - 2013 |