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ISRAELITE. Iron Age II B-C, circa 925-586 BC. Bronze stamp seal with inscription....
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ISRAELITE. Iron Age II B-C, circa 925-586 BC. Bronze stamp seal with inscription. Ovoid, pierced seal approximately .5 X .4 inches (12.8 X 11.5 mm) across the face and .33 inches (8.5 mm) deep, the face bearing a Paleo-Hebrew inscription reading ara / Zkr ("Ara, son of Zachar"). Areas of corrosion and green cuprite encrustation, the inscription quite clear. An extremely rare seal type with two Biblical names.From The Living Torah Museum Collection; ex Archaeological Center Auction 17 (1997), lot 265.
The name Ara is found in I Chronicles chapter 7, verse 38 ("And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara"), while Zachar is an abbreviated form of the well- known Biblical name Zachariah.
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2016 November 16 Biblical Archaeology & Related Objects Grand Format Auction #6170 (go to Auction Home page)
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