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Biblical Archaeology Society

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL. University of Southern California (USC) professor Bruce Zuckerman, who specializes in Reflectance Transformation Imaging, took dozens of digital photos of the famous ivory pomegranate inscription at the Israel Museum. He was aided by his team of Marilyn Lundberg, Associate Director of USC’s West Semitic Research, and brother Kenneth Zuckerman, pictured here peering into the camera. The tiny pomegranate sits on a stick under the camera.