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Gabriela Bijovsky

Curriculum Vitae:


Born in 1962, Buenos Aires, Argentina. In Israel since 1980.

Education


1981-1985 B.A. Degree, Archaeology and Art History, Faculty of Humanities. Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
1990-2000 M.A. Degree, Art History, Faculty of Humanities. Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
M.A. dissertation: "The Foundation of Tyre and its beginnings as represented in the Roman coins from the city".
2006 - Ph. D. student, Archaeology and Art History, Faculty of Humanities. Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Ph.D. dissertation: "The Monetary Circulation in Palestine during the Byzantine Period (fifth - seventh centuries CE)".


Work experience:


1983-1987 Assistant of Prof. Ya'akov Meshorer , Curator of Coins, Israel Museum, Bronfman dept. Jerusalem, Israel
  • Identification and registration of coins and numismatic collections in the museum.
1984-1991 Index of Jewish Art, the Center for Jewish Art, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
  • Registration of architectural sculpture and mosaics from ancient synagogues, ossuaries, oil lamps.
  • Registration of ancient Jewish coins.
  • Computerization of the Index of Jewish Art.
Since 1991 Curator at the Coin Department, National Treasures, Israel Antiquities Authority, Jerusalem, Israel
  • Identification, classification and computerized registration of coins discovered in excavations in Israel and the Staff Officer of Archaeology-Civil Administration of Judea and Samaria.
  • Study and research of the coin finds and their final publication (see attached list of publications).
  • Curatorial numismatic services to scholars, researchers and museums for exhibitions in Israel and abroad.

Curator of Exhibitions:


  • July - October 2002: Archaeological News from the Holy Land: The Bet She'an Hoard. Field Museum, Chicago, USA.
  • January-October 2003: Gold from Israel: A Hoard of Byzantine Solidi from Bet She'an. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, USA (in collaboration with the American Numismatic Society, NY).
  • September - 2005: "Expressions of Government on Jewish Coins" Beth haNassi, (the House of the President of Israel). Coin exhibition.

International Congresses:


  • 2001 - Paris - XXth International Congress for Byzantine Studies: The Bet She'an Hoard of Solidi.
  • 2003 - Madrid - XIII International Congress of Numismatics: The Ambrosial Rocks and the Shrine of Melqart in Tyre.

Numismatic expertise for archaeological excavations from academic institutions in Israel


(IAA excavations are not included in this list) and the United States:
  • En Gedi (Y. Hirshfeld).
  • En Gedi (G. Hadas).
  • Tiberias (Y. Hirshfeld and O. Gutfeld).
  • Bet She'an (Y. Tsafrir and G. Foerster).
  • Ein Feshka (Y. Hirschfeld).
  • Halutza (H. Goldfuss)
  • Sepphoris (Z. Weiss)
  • Sepphoris (E. & C. Meyers)
  • Sepphoris (J. Strange & T. Mac Collough)
  • Nabratein (E. & C. Meyers)
  • Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem, the Cardo and the Nea Church (H. Geva & O. Gutfeld)
  • Binyanei HaHuma, Jerusalem (H. Goldfus & B. Arubas)
  • Horvat Rimmon (A. Kloner)

Special projects and activities:


  • Preparation for publication of Prof. Ya'akov Meshorer's last volumes: Meshorer Y.and Bijovsky G. 2007. Coins of the Holy Land: The Abraham D. Sofaer Collection at the American Numismatic Society. New York. (Forthcoming).
  • From 2005 - Secretary of the Israel Numismatic Society.

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