Culture: Holy Land. Date: 2nd - 1st Century B.C. (Early Roman Period). Material: Terracotta. Condition: Intact, with pretty sea deposits, and preserving some original polychromy. Provenance: Ex: American private collection. Measurements: 6.1 inches high (15.5 cms). Of conical form with a small footed and rounded base. The neck slightly flares out to a rounded rim with narrow opening and a single semi looped handle. A very rare type especially with the flat footed base. Cf: cat. no. 114, p. 116, (but rounded body and bottom), Israel in Antiquity, The Jewish Museum/ New York.
Antiquities Ancient Near East
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