A Phoenician bearded male mask from Tel Akko

Martha K. Risser; Rachel Ben-Dov; Ragna Stidsing; Jane C. Skinner; Michal Artzy; Ann E. Killebrew

A Phoenician bearded male mask from Tel Akko

Martha K. Risser, Rachel Ben-Dov, Ragna Stidsing, Jane C. Skinner, Michal Artzy, Ann E. Killebrew

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Abstract

A ninth-century Phoenician mold-made terracotta mask of an idealized, bearded adult male was found recently during archaeological excavations at Tel Akko. Similar masks have been found at other sites in the Levant and on Cyprus. The context of the Akko mask is a secondary fill in the area of the tel with a long tradition of metal-working. Items recovered with the mask include fragments of figurines and other cult-related items, as well as pottery. This paper provides a discussion of the mask, its archaeological context, and ways in which it may have been used.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ex Oriente Lux
Subtitle of host publication	Studies in Honour of Jolanta Młynarczyk
Publisher	University of Warsaw Press
Pages	261-279
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9788323541073
ISBN (Print)	9788323540991
State	Published - 1 Jan 2020

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Keywords

Akko
Mask
Metalworking
Phoenicia
Phoenician cult

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Arts and Humanities
General Social Sciences

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