Archaeology · 5 · Ahab and Jezebel

Samaria's ivories and capitals

Artisans in Samaria produced intricate ivory carvings collected across the region. The Omrides also introduced elegant 'Proto-Aeolic' stone capitals.

A cosmopolitan culture.

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The Assyrians adopted the capital style and spread it throughout their empire; it later appears in Judah and the Transjordan.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 75

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