Irit Ziffer Explained

Irit Ziffer (he|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]

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. [Joan Goodnick Westenholz|Westenholz, Joan Goodnick]
3. https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/375533 Interview with Benny Ziffer