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Four-Horned Altar of Beersheba — Dismantled Israelite Altar

Created by Israelite Stonecutters (8th Century BCE) • Custodian: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Four-Horned Altar of Beersheba — Dismantled Israelite Altar

Context & Significance

Hewn sandstone blocks of a sacrificial altar with corner horns dismantled during Hezekiah's or Josiah's religious reforms.

Attribution, Provenance & Legal Rights

CC-BY-SA 4.0
Creator / Scribe: Israelite Stonecutters (8th Century BCE)
Source Archive / Institution: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Copyright License: CC-BY-SA 4.0 ↗
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Historical Period / Date: Ancient Biblical Era
File Size: 9.0 MB
MIME Format: image/jpeg

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