A note on chalcolithic ossuary jars: A metaphor for metamorphosis

Assaf Nativ

doi:10.1179/tav.2008.2008.2.209

A note on chalcolithic ossuary jars: A metaphor for metamorphosis

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Secondary burial in ceramic ossuaries is a well known characteristic of the Chalcolithic period of the Southern Levant. A wide range of suggestions have been put forward regarding the meaning of these vessels. The paper focuses on a particular subset of these vessels—ossuary jars—and suggests that they symbolize cocoons and embody a concept of death as a prolonged process of metamorphosis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	209-214
Number of pages	6
Journal	Tel Aviv
Volume	35
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1179/tav.2008.2008.2.209
State	Published - Sep 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Cultural Studies
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A note on chalcolithic ossuary jars: A metaphor for metamorphosis

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