Happily Ever After? A Hellenistic Hoard from Tel Kedesh in Israel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4803383 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adi Erlich (0000-0003-2508-2340, University of Haifa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 121 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-59 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9114 • E-ISSN: 1939-828X |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3764/aja.121.1.0039 |
| OpenAlex | W2563721618 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 17 |
A hoard of objects was found in 2008, buried under a floor pavement of a room in the Hellenistic administrative building at Tel Kedesh in northern Israel. The hoard consists of an Eros terracotta figurine, glass astragals and gaming pieces, writing paraphernalia made of metal, and a hairpin. In this article, I explore the hoard, its meaning, and its context in terms of findspot and the geographical location of the site on the periphery of Hellenistic Phoenicia. Based on the objects from the hoard, as well as on literary and visual sources from the Hellenistic world and particularly from the southern Levant, I argue that the objects were the property of a young, upper-class bride who buried them as part of a premarriage ritual. Additional figures can be found under this article’s abstract on AJA Online
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Context (archaeology) · Geography · Hellenistic Period · Hoard · Paraphernalia · Terracotta · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classical Antiquity Studies · History
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |