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The bold, abstract geometry that decorates this charming vessel seems to convey the lively spirit ofthe ancient people through whose hands it passed so long ago. We remember that these were individuals who laughed and sang, talked, argued and loved. inappearance they were similar to us, though their vision of the world was vastly different. This pot--which perhaps held ritual oil or wine--links us directly to that ancient world.Our hands rest where other hands did in Biblical times;the energythe bond,is there to be felt.-(P.0468).
Antiquities
Ancient Near East
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