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MENAHEM GRAYEVSKY / COURTESY OF THE SELZ FOUNDATION HAZOR EXCAVATIONS

All of the Egyptian statues from Hazor were found in the Upper City, which was the area of royal power and authority. Most bear clear chisel marks, like this small, roughly 5-inch-tall midsection fragment of a human figure wearing a draped kilt. This suggests that they were intentionally damaged rather than having fallen or been broken by accident.