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Unprecedented Miniature Carving of Alexander the Great Found in Israel
israelnationalnews.com ^
| 08/25/09, 5:31 PM / Last Update: 08/26/09, 8:01 AM
| Nissan Ratzlav-Katz
Posted on 09/14/2009 7:22:01 AM PDT by Nikas777
The mini-Alexander gemstone carving Israel News photo: (Tel Dor Excavation Delegation)
Unprecedented Miniature Carving of Alexander the Great Found
by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz
(IsraelNN.com) Excavations in Tel Dor have turned up a rare and unexpected work of Hellenistic art: a precious stone bearing the miniature carved likeness of Alexander the Great. Archaeologists are calling it an important find, indicating the great skill of the artist. The Tel Dor dig, under the guidance and direction of Dr. Ayelet Gilboa of Haifa University and Dr. Ilan Sharon of Jerusalem's Hebrew University, has just ended its summer excavation season. For more than 30 years, scientists have been excavating in Tel Dor, identified as the site of the Biblical town of Dor. The town's location, on Israel's Mediterranean Sea coast some 30 kilometers south of Haifa, made it an important international port in ancient times.
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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; hellenistic; israel
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A real gem of a find!
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posted on
09/14/2009 7:22:01 AM PDT
by
Nikas777
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
09/14/2009 7:22:25 AM PDT
by
Nikas777
(En touto nika, "In this, be victorious")
To: Nikas777
very interesting. although that could be a picture of sal the local butcher for all we know.
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posted on
09/14/2009 7:24:59 AM PDT
by
thefactor
(yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
To: Nikas777
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posted on
09/14/2009 7:25:14 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Looks like a dime or a quarter.
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posted on
09/14/2009 7:29:59 AM PDT
by
devane617
(Republicans first strategy should be taking over the MSM. Without it we are doomed.)
To: thefactor
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posted on
09/14/2009 7:34:49 AM PDT
by
bgill
(The framers of the US Constitution established an entire federal government in 18 pages.)
To: thefactor
Odd, doesn’t look like Sal.
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
09/14/2009 7:41:10 AM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: thefactor
Helen Thomsas identified him as the same Alexander she knew, but she was already old then, so she might not be right.
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posted on
09/14/2009 7:44:21 AM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: JoeProBono
I am having a little trouble finding his true mouth. I see two of them.
One I see is a closed mouth, the other a little lower is open with teeth. What??
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posted on
09/14/2009 7:48:48 AM PDT
by
annieokie
(i)
To: annieokie
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posted on
09/14/2009 7:50:19 AM PDT
by
woollyone
(I believe God created me- you believe you're related to monkeys. Of course I laughed at you!)
To: Nikas777
Wow, what a schnozz!
It’s Neanderthal-sized.
To: woollyone
ancient double chin ONE Helen Thomas joke per thread, please!
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posted on
09/14/2009 8:09:35 AM PDT
by
Grut
To: squarebarb
It is the classic Greek profile nose.
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posted on
09/14/2009 8:11:58 AM PDT
by
Nikas777
(En touto nika, "In this, be victorious")
To: Nikas777; Liberty Valance; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; ...
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posted on
09/14/2009 8:24:40 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: squarebarb
Ahh-ha-ha-haaa. I wonder if they said that when they found it? Pwha!
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posted on
09/14/2009 8:27:28 AM PDT
by
ReneeLynn
(Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it*s the new black.)
To: annieokie
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posted on
09/14/2009 8:29:13 AM PDT
by
Judith Anne
(Drill here! Drill NOW! Defund the EPA!)
To: Nikas777
Another one. It also looks eerily like the statue of liberty face which is also a copy of another Greek sculpture of Apollo at the Archaeological Museum at Corinth.
copy on left and original on right
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09/14/2009 9:18:14 AM PDT
by
eleni121
(The New Byzantium - resurrect it!)
To: Amos the Prophet
Odd, doesn’t look like Sal.Well, you have to picture Sal before he got his nose done.
To: annieokie
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posted on
09/14/2009 9:34:57 AM PDT
by
null and void
(We are now in day 236 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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