Tel Lachish
Tel Lachish
- Collection ID
- ART.001221.3
- Type
- Art
- Date
- 1983
- Geography
- United States
- Language
- N/A
- Medium
- Paint and Ink on Paper
- Dimensions
- 29.9 × 22.1 in. (75.9 × 56.2 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- Not on View
Tel Lachish is part of a four-print series titled Tel Suite by American artist Sandra Bowden. Each print in the series is an intaglio collagraph depicting an abstract interpretation of a biblical archaeological site, called a tel. Tel Lachish illustrates the many layers of the site of Lachish by using varied textures created by fabric and other materials during the printing process. In the center, a piece of an ostraca (a pottery sherd with writing) is shown as an example of the significant artifacts found at this site. The lower section of the print is from a portion of a mural found at Nineveh depicting Judeans from Lachish being marched into captivity by King Sennacherib.
Tel Lachish is part of a four-print series titled Tel Suite by American artist Sandra Bowden. Each print in the series is an intaglio collagraph depicting an abstract interpretation of a biblical archaeological site, called a tel. Tel Lachish illustrates the many layers of the site of Lachish by using varied textures created by fabric and other materials during the printing process. In the center, a piece of an ostraca (a pottery sherd with writing) is shown as an example of the significant artifacts found at this site. The lower section of the print is from a portion of a mural found at Nineveh depicting Judeans from Lachish being marched into captivity by King Sennacherib.
Created in 1983 by Sandra Bowden, Massachusetts; Donated in 2022 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
References
Romaine, James. The Art of Sandra Bowden. Baltimore, MD: Square Halo Books, Inc. 2005. Pp. 56–57, 166–167.
Created in 1983 by Sandra Bowden, Massachusetts; Donated in 2022 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
References
Romaine, James. The Art of Sandra Bowden. Baltimore, MD: Square Halo Books, Inc. 2005. Pp. 56–57, 166–167.
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