The Megiddo Ivories

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Levant
Bronze Age
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Israel_Museum
gptkb:Oriental_Institute_Museum
gptkbp:date 12th century BCE
13th century BCE
gptkbp:depicts animals
mythological scenes
human figures
gptkbp:discoveredIn 20th century
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:Clarence_S._Fisher
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Megiddo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Megiddo Ivories
gptkbp:influencedBy ancient Greek art
Egyptian art
Syrian art
gptkbp:material ivory
gptkbp:notableFor artistic craftsmanship
international trade evidence
gptkbp:significance evidence of cross-cultural contact
evidence of elite status
gptkbp:usedFor decorative objects
furniture inlay
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gordon_Loud
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7