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| Item Number: |
0UV41 |
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| Category: |
Holyland |
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| Period: |
Iron Age |
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| Date: |
c. Iron Age, 8th-5th Century B.C. |
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| Material: |
Terra Cotta |
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| Height: |
2 7/8" (7.4cm) |
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| Display Stand: |
Not Applicable |
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| Price: |
$ 225 (USD) |
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| Status: |
Available |
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| Description: |
Brownish in color, finely buffed terracotta, oval-shaped body, with twin-handle flask and a flaring mouth. Probably used to carry devotional water and oil obtained in sacred sites. The fluids were used to consecrate the home and family upon the return of the pilgrims.
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| Provenance: |
with Archaeologia Gallery (1972-1983)
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| Condition: |
Damaged at mouth, otherwise complete.
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