DetailsMuseum:The Israel Museum, JerusalemItem Type:Royal Fortress GateLocation:HazorPeriod:Iron Age II, 9th century BCEDomain:ArchaeologyClassification:GeneralTechnique: LimestoneItem Code:ICMS_IMJ_365049Photographers:Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Amalyah OrenOwnership: Israel Antiquities AuthorityRegistration No.: IAA 1967-1561, 1967-1562 DescriptionThis is the right half of a double gate that stood at the entrance to the fortress of Hazor in the time of King Ahab. It is built of finely hewn blocks and adorned with two carved capitals, which support a massive lintel.