A pair of Israelite Bronze Cymbals, ca. 930 BCE Fine Art They are interspersed with later

They are interspersed with later rich Persian turquoise ball beads

where gold and colored glass were prized for both their beauty and symbolic associations with protection

achieved through post-firing burnishing

the piece remains complete

and the cardinal axes of the universe

A pair of Israelite Bronze Cymbals, ca. 930 BCE Fine Art They are interspersed with laterBoth consist of a circular, flat bronze plate with a pierced domed center designed for attachment to a strap or cord handle. Background: In contrast to the large, thin cymbals familiar today, cymbals from the Biblical period were generally much smaller and thicker in form. Archaeological examples excavated in the Levant and Palestine indicate two principal types: a smaller variety measuring approximately 1. 25 to 2. 5 inches (36 cm) in diameter, such