Royal fortress gate

Royal fortress gate

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Museum:The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Item Type:Royal Fortress Gate
Location:Hazor
Period:Iron Age II, 9th century BCE
Classification:General
Technique: Limestone
Item Code:ICMS_IMJ_365049
Photographers:Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Amalyah Oren
Ownership: Israel Antiquities Authority
Registration No.: IAA 1967-1561, 1967-1562
Description
This 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.