The Art of Contact
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Mosaic from Pella house I.5 signed by Gnosis, probably last quarter of the 4th c. Pella, Archaeological Museum. Pebbles, lead. 3.24 x 3.17 m. Photo: Frank and Helen Schreider/National Geographic/Getty Images.

The sanctuary at ‘Amrit. Photo: Jerzy Strzelecki, available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.

Silver stater minted in Arwad. Obverse: bearded male; reverse: ship and Phoenician inscription. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France FRBNF41741201. Silver. 10.7 gr. Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Silver stater minted in Arwad. Obverse: bearded male; reverse: ship and Phoenician inscription. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France FRBNF41741201. Silver. 10.7 gr. Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Silver drachma of Elpa’al, minted in Byblos, 4th c. Obverse: galley with soldiers, winged sea horse, shell; reverse: lion attacking bull. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France FRBNF41741215. Silver. 2.92 gr. Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Silver drachma of Elpa’al, minted in Byblos, 4th c. Obverse: galley with soldiers, winged sea horse, shell; reverse: lion attacking bull. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France FRBNF41741215. Silver. 2.92 gr. Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France.