Abstract
A group of five fragmentary stone slabs, each bearing incised or engraved figures, was unearthed within Subterranean Complex 57 at Maresha in the Judean Shephelah. The incisions belong to two categories based on their composition: arbitrary (i.e., graffito art) or planned. It is difficult to attribute graffito-art to a specific period on stylistic grounds alone; however, based on comparisons with graffito art previously documented at the site and its vicinity, the slabs probably date to the Hellenistic period (third or second centuries BCE).
Keywords
Judean Shephelah, graffito art, iconography
Recommended Citation
Young, Yael
(2018)
"Five Incised Stone Slabs from Maresha (pp. 45–60),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 93, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1988
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol93/iss1/3
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