Adi Erlich
Prof. Adi Erlich, archaeologist and art historian from the University of Haifa (Department of Art History; Department of Archaeology; Zinman Institute of Archaeology). Editor of Qadmoniot journal. Director of the Beth She'arim excavations and co-director of the Banias excavations in the Pan cave. Co-director of the Maresha publications. Fields of specialization: archaeology and art history of Israel in the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods; Terracotta figurines.
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periods of human history. During the Hellenistic period,
the Levantine terracottas were for the most part koine types,
with some local characteristics. Cyprus and Coele Syria share
common features in their coroplastic production, such as reoccurring
types, unique types and a Ptolemaic influence. The
terracottas from the region convey transformations of general
Hellenistic ideas to local values and beliefs. The terracottas that
compose the Levantine koine are the result of a cultural choice
rather than commerce or political borders. The terracotta figurines
are not mere goods but are signs of culture and identity.
periods of human history. During the Hellenistic period,
the Levantine terracottas were for the most part koine types,
with some local characteristics. Cyprus and Coele Syria share
common features in their coroplastic production, such as reoccurring
types, unique types and a Ptolemaic influence. The
terracottas from the region convey transformations of general
Hellenistic ideas to local values and beliefs. The terracottas that
compose the Levantine koine are the result of a cultural choice
rather than commerce or political borders. The terracotta figurines
are not mere goods but are signs of culture and identity.
corridors with arcosolium chambers along the walls. Each arcosolium accommodates 3–4 burial places. In one of the caves, two Greek inscriptions painted in red were found; one, written on a slab of stone, mentions a proselyte named Jacob, while the other, inscribed on the wall, mentions Judah, the owner of the tomb. This article deals with the catacombs and the inscriptions in the context of late Roman Palestine.
of royal and divine imagery, and is dated ca. 1000 B.C.E., some 1400 years prior to the archaeological context in which it was found. Although there are Iron Age II finds at Beth Sheʿarim, the seal seems to
have found its way to a later phase not by accident, but deliberately collected and reused in the Late Roman town. The paper will explore this unique seal and the phenomenon of readopting old seals as
talisman antiques during the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods in the region.