Irit Ziffer
Irit Ziffer (Hebrew: עירית ציפר; born 1954) is an Israeli archaeologist and art historian.
Irit Margit Ziffer was born in Tel Aviv. She is the curator of the Ceramics and Copper (Hebrew: Nehushtán) pavilions of the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv.[1][2]
Her field of expertise is symbols and their meanings in ancient art, especially the way they were used by political powers.
She is married to the journalist Benny Ziffer. [3]
References[]
- ^ Cheng, Jack & Marian H Feldman, eds. Ancient Near Eastern Art in Context: Studies in Honor of Irene J. Winter by Her Students. Leiden, Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill NV, 2007. xii.
- ^ Westenholz, Joan Goodnick & Muze'on artsot ha-Mikra. Royal Cities of the Biblical World. Bible Land Museum, 1996. 255.
- ^ Intreview with Benny Ziffer, Israel Hayom, April 22 2016
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