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Houses of Ivory: The Consumption of Ivories in the Iron Age Levant

Houses of Ivory: The Consumption of Ivories in the Iron Age Levant Study of Levantine ivories has focused overwhelmingly on stylistic classification in pursuit of attribution to specific locations of production. This focus has had the effect of overlooking a consideration of the uses of ivories in the Levant as a whole. Starting from ivories found in predominately Levantine cultural contexts at Zincirli, amh and Tall alaf, this paper examines the range of genres and forms of ivory objects consumed by Iron Age Levantine communities. As parts of furnishings, containers, toiletry items, and military gear, ivory played a central role in the display of elite Iron Age Levantine identities, both in life and death. Keywords: Levantine Ivories, Iron Age Levant, Zincirli, Samal, amh, amat, Tall alaf, Guzna, Consumption Practices In an article on "Ivories and Art Traditions in the Hama Region," Stefania Mazzoni (2009: 109) concludes a section on the question of ivory carving production at amh thus: "We cannot, therefore, solve the problem of a local manufacture of ivories at Hama on the basis of the [archaeological] findings which, instead, provide evidence of the presence, and consequently the use and fruition of individual commodities and furniture decorated with ivories." Although Mazzoni proceeds to address the question of production in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Altorientalische Forschungen de Gruyter

Houses of Ivory: The Consumption of Ivories in the Iron Age Levant

Feldman, Marian H.
Altorientalische Forschungen , Volume 42 (1) – Jun 1, 2015
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10.1515/aofo-2015-0009
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Abstract

Study of Levantine ivories has focused overwhelmingly on stylistic classification in pursuit of attribution to specific locations of production. This focus has had the effect of overlooking a consideration of the uses of ivories in the Levant as a whole. Starting from ivories found in predominately Levantine cultural contexts at Zincirli, amh and Tall alaf, this paper examines the range of genres and forms of ivory objects consumed by Iron Age Levantine communities. As parts of furnishings, containers, toiletry items, and military gear, ivory played a central role in the display of elite Iron Age Levantine identities, both in life and death. Keywords: Levantine Ivories, Iron Age Levant, Zincirli, Samal, amh, amat, Tall alaf, Guzna, Consumption Practices In an article on "Ivories and Art Traditions in the Hama Region," Stefania Mazzoni (2009: 109) concludes a section on the question of ivory carving production at amh thus: "We cannot, therefore, solve the problem of a local manufacture of ivories at Hama on the basis of the [archaeological] findings which, instead, provide evidence of the presence, and consequently the use and fruition of individual commodities and furniture decorated with ivories." Although Mazzoni proceeds to address the question of production in

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Altorientalische Forschungen – de Gruyter

Published: Jun 1, 2015

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