Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Herod exhibition opens

THE HEROD THE GREAT EXHIBITION AT THE ISRAEL MUSEUM is now open and is raising predictable political issues: "Herod the Great" show in Israel angers Palestinians (Reuters).
Palestinians said the artefacts were removed without their consent from Herodium, the builder-king's excavated palace on an arid hilltop a short drive from Jerusalem.

The Palestinian minister of tourism and antiquities, Rula Ma'ayah, told Reuters all Israeli archaeological activities in the West Bank were illegal.
Also, the Daily Mail has a review with some nice photos: Inside Herod's house: Fascinating exhibition of 2,000-year-old treasures belonging Biblical king who tried to kill baby Jesus... including his bathtub.

Background here and here and links.