Organization Outweighs Provenance
What the collection at Jerusalem's Bible Lands Museum lacks in provenance it makes up for with coherence. Maps, groupings, and explanatory material make cultural interaction possible to understand.
Each time I've taken the tour (three times in Hebrew and once in English) it's been led by a different docent, and each time I've learned something new. Yesterday one new bit was that leap months go back to Sumer.
Both at this museum and at the Israel Museum across the street, I'm always amazed by how far back so much goes.
Copyright 2012 Jane S. Fox
Each time I've taken the tour (three times in Hebrew and once in English) it's been led by a different docent, and each time I've learned something new. Yesterday one new bit was that leap months go back to Sumer.
Both at this museum and at the Israel Museum across the street, I'm always amazed by how far back so much goes.
Copyright 2012 Jane S. Fox
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