Notes on the Megiddo Glass Figurine in the Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Abstract

In this paper I revisit a glass female figurine discovered during the Tell el-Mutesellim (Megiddo) excavations at the beginning of the 20th century and exhibited in the Istanbul Archaeology Museums collection since 1904. A detailed analysis and interpretation of the artefact are presented in light of recent research on glass of the second millennium BCE in the Near East.

Keywords:

• Megiddo
• Tell el-Mutesellim
• Glass
• Female figurines
• Middle Bronze
• Late Bronze
• Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Acknowledgments

I am indebted to Zeynep Kızıltan, the director of the Istanbul Archaeology Museums, for her support in allowing me to conduct research on the museum artefacts. I am also grateful to the incredibly supportive museum specialist, Gülbahar Bahar Çelik. Without her help and guidance, this study could not have been possible. I am also indebted to The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) for M.J. Mellink fellowship in support of my postdoctoral research.

Notes

1 This was conducted according to the rules and regulations set by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and with the permission of the Istanbul Archaeology Museums.