The 200 page, bilingual (Hebrew/English) catalogue contains a detailed discussion of 140 inscribed seals from the Reuben

and Edith Hecht Museum Collection, at the University of Haifa.

Three renowned scholars joined forces to study and publish the Museum's collection of seals: the late Prof. Nahman Avigad

of The Hebrew University, Prof. Michael Heltzer of the University of Haifa, and Prof. Andre Lemaire of the Ecole Pratique

des Hautes Etudes in Paris.

The detailed discussion illuminates various aspects in the study of the Land of Israel and neighboring countries, such as the

development of script, language, the store of names, administration, society, religion, and art. In addition to the Hebrew Seals,

the collection includes Phoenician, Ammonite, Moabite, Edomite, and Aramaic seals.

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