This Week in the Ancient Near East

A Judean Pillar Figurine Industry Grows in Jerusalem, or, My Mold Made Head is Up Here Buddy

September 15, 2026·40 min
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The discovery in Iron Age Jerusalem of a mold for the heads of voluptuous Judean Pillar Figurines has us wondering, like, hello, idolatry? After all there are hundreds of these things. Or with a figure like that, is something else going on? Also, who does her hair? Wait, she has hair?

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