UNC RELI/CLAR110 Exam 2
Identification Slides + Essay
Questions
Columbarium at Marisa
— 332 to 167 BC (Early Hellenistic Period)
— walls are lined with small niches, functioning as dovecotes with each niche accommodating a
bird
— suggests that the raising of pigeons and doves was another economic mainstay of Marisa -
correct answer ✔✔
Temple Mount seam
LOCATION: Jerusalem
— 332 to 167 BC (Early Hellenistic Period)
— earlier wall characterized by stones laid in alternating courses of headers and stretchers,
which have smooth drafted margins and roughly flattened but protruding bosses
— Tsafrir suggests that this earlier stretch of wall is the foundation of the Akra, a Seleucid
fortress that overlooked the Temple Mount according to Josephus (WRONG!) - correct answer
✔✔
Qasr el-Abd, Iraq el-Amir
— 332 to 175 BC (Early Hellenistic Period)
— referred to by Josephus as a "baris" constructed by Hyrcanus as part of the new Tobiad
capital
— building's original function is debated, although the identification of Qasr el-Abd as a
pleasure palace is the most convincing - correct answer ✔✔
, Qasr el-Abd, Iraq el-Amir
— 332 to 175 BC (Early Hellenistic Period)
— likely correspond with Josephus' reference to "engraved" animals on the baris
— served as a fountain due to the spout located in its mouth
— Netzer used as evidence to support his theory that the Qasr el-Abd was a pleasure palace -
correct answer ✔✔
Olive Press
LOCATION: Marisa
— 332 to 167 BC (Early Hellenistic Period)
— located in the manmade caves on the slopes of Marisa
— estimated that the 20 olive presses produced up to 270 tons of olive oil per year, indicating
that the export of olive oil was a critical aspect of Marisa's economy - correct answer ✔✔
Tomb A in Marisa
— 332 to 167 BC (Early Hellenistic Period)
— designed / decorated in a manner reflecting the Hellenistic influence on the local population
— features the earliest examples of loculi in Palestine
— the continuous painted frieze depicts a procession of exotic animals as well as chimeras
(fantastic hybrid creatures), including fish with elephant trunks and a lion with a bearded man's
head - correct answer ✔✔
Jason's Tomb
LOCATION: Jerusalem neighborhood of Rehavia
— 167 to 40 BC (Late Hellenistic / Hasmonean Period)
— monumental stone pyramid was erected above the tomb, referred to by Jews in the late
Second Temple Period as "nafesh"
— first appearance of loculi in a Jewish tomb
Identification Slides + Essay
Questions
Columbarium at Marisa
— 332 to 167 BC (Early Hellenistic Period)
— walls are lined with small niches, functioning as dovecotes with each niche accommodating a
bird
— suggests that the raising of pigeons and doves was another economic mainstay of Marisa -
correct answer ✔✔
Temple Mount seam
LOCATION: Jerusalem
— 332 to 167 BC (Early Hellenistic Period)
— earlier wall characterized by stones laid in alternating courses of headers and stretchers,
which have smooth drafted margins and roughly flattened but protruding bosses
— Tsafrir suggests that this earlier stretch of wall is the foundation of the Akra, a Seleucid
fortress that overlooked the Temple Mount according to Josephus (WRONG!) - correct answer
✔✔
Qasr el-Abd, Iraq el-Amir
— 332 to 175 BC (Early Hellenistic Period)
— referred to by Josephus as a "baris" constructed by Hyrcanus as part of the new Tobiad
capital
— building's original function is debated, although the identification of Qasr el-Abd as a
pleasure palace is the most convincing - correct answer ✔✔
, Qasr el-Abd, Iraq el-Amir
— 332 to 175 BC (Early Hellenistic Period)
— likely correspond with Josephus' reference to "engraved" animals on the baris
— served as a fountain due to the spout located in its mouth
— Netzer used as evidence to support his theory that the Qasr el-Abd was a pleasure palace -
correct answer ✔✔
Olive Press
LOCATION: Marisa
— 332 to 167 BC (Early Hellenistic Period)
— located in the manmade caves on the slopes of Marisa
— estimated that the 20 olive presses produced up to 270 tons of olive oil per year, indicating
that the export of olive oil was a critical aspect of Marisa's economy - correct answer ✔✔
Tomb A in Marisa
— 332 to 167 BC (Early Hellenistic Period)
— designed / decorated in a manner reflecting the Hellenistic influence on the local population
— features the earliest examples of loculi in Palestine
— the continuous painted frieze depicts a procession of exotic animals as well as chimeras
(fantastic hybrid creatures), including fish with elephant trunks and a lion with a bearded man's
head - correct answer ✔✔
Jason's Tomb
LOCATION: Jerusalem neighborhood of Rehavia
— 167 to 40 BC (Late Hellenistic / Hasmonean Period)
— monumental stone pyramid was erected above the tomb, referred to by Jews in the late
Second Temple Period as "nafesh"
— first appearance of loculi in a Jewish tomb
