Ancient African Christian artifacts found in Israel's Tel Malḥata offer insights into historical cultural diversity and traditions 1,500 years ago, according to officials.

Two enigmatic 1,500-year-old human figurines carved in rare ebony wood from India or Sri Lanka and likely made in Africa have been uncovered in the Negev, the Israel Antiquities Authority ...

Made from smooth stone, intricately carved busts of African figures stand on a mantelpiece in a gallery in the north of Beijing. The stone sculptures are in the company of oil paintings and wooden ...

Together, the two weathered wooden figures, thought to be from the late 19th century to early 20th century, likely sat at either end of a massive slit gong, an instrument that served as kind of a ...

1,600-year-old African ebony figurines found in Christian necropolis in Israel. Maria Mocerino. Sat, ... Researchers described the bone figurines as rare. However, the black wood carvings were unique.

One of the figurines discovered in the excavation. A set of rare and intricately carved figurines — including miniature heads of African figures fashioned from black wood and bone — have been ...

Folk art from Africa and the Pacific changed the modern world by pushing Western artists to be more confrontational, writes Fisun Güner. A small seated figurine from the Vili people of what is ...

Ancient unique finds in the South: Five tiny figurines – including heads of African figures carved in black wood – were uncovered in 1500-year-old graves of women and children during an ...

In a journal article, researchers said the figurines show that a Christian community lived in Southern Israel "about 1,500 years ago, possibly with some of its members coming from Africa." ...

Archaeology 'Very rare' African ebony figurines found in 1,500-year-old Christian burials in Israeli desert . ... The wooden figurine is being preserved to prevent it from deteriorating.

Two enigmatic 1,500-year-old human figurines carved in rare ebony wood from India or Sri Lanka and likely made in Africa have been uncovered in the Negev, the Israel Antiquities Authority ...