Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art (329)

BURNISHED POTTERY SPOUTED VESSEL
"Canaanite" Early Bronze Age, 3100 - 2000 BC

Red slip, globular body with a two loop handles, rim folded outward and a flat base

Dimensions:
Height: 13.5 cm
Width: 15 cm
Height on stand: 17 cm

Condition: Good condition

Found in Jericho "Jordan valley", Holy Land

Antiquities are valuable because of their historical and cultural values and especially because of their provenance in the biblical lands during the...

Ancient Byzantine highly decorated incense burner

Dated from, 5th - 6th Century AD

Measurements: Height: 13 cm - Diameter: 15 cm

Condition: Base with a hole from antiquity, minor upper side section has been professionally repaired hard to see otherwise intact!

Found in Jerusalem, Israel

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BRONZE FIGURE OF SLEEPING EROS "CUPID"
ROMAN, 1st - 3rd Century AD

A Sculpture Dreaming About Love
The subject is a young boy, who’s been out shooting arrows all day, and he’s fallen asleep.

The arrows have golden tips … that aren’t deadly as much as powerful. Supposedly they cause victims to suddenly be overcome with feelings of love. Greek bronze figure of sleeping Eros

God of love and son of Aphrodite, was a popular subject for small or silver statuettes...

From Jerusalem, a very attractive Talmudic period pottery torch, dating to the 6th Century AD

The torch is nicely and richly decorated with incised decoration of large palm branches all around and burning marks from the inside

Measurements: Height: 17.5 cm - Diameter: 15 cm - Height on stand: 23 cm

Condition: Excellent archaeological condition

Found in Jerusalem, Israel

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POTTERY WINE PITCHER
Greek - Hellenistic, 300 - 100 BC
Time of Alexander the Great

Beautifully made with a shaped neck, rim folded outwards and a ring base

Dimensions:
Height: 21 cm
Diameter: 17 cm
Height on stand: 24 cm

Condition: Good condition as found

Found in Hebron south of Jerusalem, Holy Land

Antiquities are valuable because of their historical and cultural values and especially because of their provenance in the biblical lands ...

DECORATED POTTERY PAN WITH TWO HANDLES
HOLY LAND – ROMAN “HERODIAN DYNASTY”
SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD
37 BC – 70 AD
Time of Jesus and King Herod the Great

From Jerusalem, decorated pottery pan with two handle

Measurements:
Height: 11 cm
Width: 32.5 cm

Condition: Expected minor chips at the rim as shown otherwise intacts

Found near Bethlehem south of Jerusalem, Holy Land

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POTTERY WINE PITCHER
Holy Land - "CANAANITE" Late Bronze Age;1550 - 1200 BC
Time of Moses

Long cylindrical neck with a rim folded outwards and a ring base!

Dimensions:
Height: 17 cm
Diameter: 12 cm
Height on stand: 19 cm

Condition: Good condition

Found Jericho "Jordan Valley" Holy Land

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BYZANTINE - EARLY ISLAMIC DECORATED POTTERY OIL LAMP
7th Cent. AD

Circular body with fine ribbing, body tapering towards the top, wider at the lower part and narrower at the upper with a loop handle higher than the rim and a well-formed nozzle.

Dimensions:
Length: 9 cm
Width: 6.5 cm

Condition: Good condition as found

Found in Jerusalem, Israel

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BURNISHED POTTERY WINE AMPHORISKOS
HOLY LAND, IRON AGE II, 800 – 700 BC
Time of the Kings of ancient Israel

Conical body tapers to bottom base, two loop handles on the side and a long funnel-shaped neck.

Dimensions:
Height: 25 cm
Width: 19 cm
Height on stand: 28 cm

Condition: Minor hairline crack hard to see otherwise intact

Found in Hebron south of Jerusalem, Israel

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POTTERY OIL LAMP
ISLAMIC PERIOD, 8TH CENT. AD

Highly decorated with clusters of grapes, vine leaves and floral designs all around the shoulders

Measurements:
Length: 9.5 cm
Width: 7.5 cm

Condition: Good condition as shown

Found in Jerusalem, Holy Land

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BIBLICAL POTTERY VASE
CANAANITE, MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, 1850 - 1550 BC
Time of Abraham
This type known by the chocolate on white ware with remains of brown paint pigments...

This is an extremely rare Roman dark blue heavy rough glass block with superb silver "Rainbow" iridescence patina, said to have been found in a Roman glass work place northern Israel! The pictures tells 101 tales

Glass is formed when sand (silica), soda (alkali), and lime are fused at high temperatures...

RED SLIP POTTERY WINE PITCHER
CANAANITE, Early Bronze Age, 3100 – 2700 BC

Beautiful Abydos ware burnished wine jug with a long neck, large handle and funnel-shaped mouth and a flat base.

Dimensions:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 12 cm

Found in Jericho, Israel

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Abydos ware (a-BY-dos ware)
Pottery of Canaanite (Syro-Palestinian) origin found in the royal tombs of the First and Sec...

POTTERY OIL LAMP HOLY LAND – ROMAN “HERODIAN DYNASTY”
SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD
37 BC – 70 AD
Time of Jesus and King Herod the Great

Measurements:
Length: 8.5 cm
Width: 6 cm

Condition: Intact with nice earthy patina

Found in Bethlehem south of Jerusalem, Holy Land

A lamp such as this might have lit homes during the time of Jesus...

BRONZE SPIKE-BUTTED AXE-HEAD
PERSIAN, IRON AGE, 1200 – 1000 BC

Dimensions:
Length: 19.5 cm
Height: 7 cm
Height on stand: 17 cm

Very good condition with beautiful patina

Nicely set of an acrylic “Plexi-glass” display stand

Complete and intact with earthy encrustations around the shaft, one spike slightly bent.

Cast using the lost wax method; a spike-butted axehead, the short, cylindrical shaft tube with three cords across each side, lead...

POTTERY JAR
HOLY LAND, Roman "Herodian" 37 BC - 100 AD
Second temple period
Time of Christ

Globular ribbed body with a shaped neck and rim...

BURNISHED POTTERY JAR
Holy Land, "Canaanite" Early Bronze Age, 3000 - 2000 BC

Globular body with a rim folded outwards

Dimensions:
Height: 14 cm
Diameter: 13 cm
Height on stand: 18 cm

Condition: Minor restoration at the rim as shown otherwise intact

Found in Jericho "Jordan valley", Holy Land

Antiquities are valuable because of their historical and cultural values and especially because of their provenance in the biblical lands during the b...

Aweidah Gallery is pleased to offer this extremely rare Roman painted pottery wine amphora known by the Jerusalem pottery (PSEUDO -NABATAEAN) dating to the first Century AD.

They became known as Pseudo-Nabataean Ware because of their resemblance to the fine Nabataean painted wares which are characteristic to the Nabataeans...

POTTERY JAR WITH A HIGH LOOPED HANDLE
HOLY LAND, Chalcholithic Age, 4000 - 3100 BC

Dimensions: Height: 9.5 cm Width: 8 cm
Height on stand: 13 cm

Condition: Handle re-attached otherwise intact

Found in Jericho "Jordan Valley", Holy Land

Antiquities are valuable because of their historical and cultural values and especially because of their provenance in the bible land during the biblical periods...

ANCIENT ROMAN BRONZE COIN OF EMPEROR CONSTANTINE (A.D...

PAINTED POTTERY WINE JUG
Cypriot; Late Bronze Age, 1550 – 1200 BC

Globular body, long cylindrical neck, funnel rim, handle from neck to shoulder, base ring with remains of white paint decoration around the whole body.

Of all the Cypriote ceramic imports found in Israel, the Base-Ring “Bilbil” jugs and juglets of the usual size are the most common (Cf...

POTTERY WINE KRATER
HOLY LAND, IRON AGE I, 1200 - 980 BC
First temple period
"Time of King David"

Biblical pottery wine krater with a ring base and a shaped rim. "It was used as wine mixer and cooler"

Dimensions:
Height: 14.5 cm
Diameter: 23 cm

Condition: Very good condition untouched as found

Found in Hebron south of Jerusalem, Israel

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BURNISHED TERRACOTA JAR
CYPRIOT, LATE BRONZE AGE, 1550 – 1200 B.C

The vase consists of two identical small juglets (bilbils) joined together at body, excellent workmanship and decoration, dark gray metallic burnish, a fine creation of the master potter in a period when pottery making reached a peak of achievement.

The jar is well proportioned, with a flaring neck, graceful ovoid body and a pointed base...

ALBASTER STONE MACE-HEAD
Egypt, Pre-dynastic; Naqada II or III, c. 3600 - 3100 B.C.

Rounded-shaped alabaster stone mace-head with cylindrical drill hole in the center...

BIBLICAL TERRACOTTA SET “ AN OIL LAMP AND OIL FILLER”
HOLY LAND, IRON AGE I, 1200 - 980 BC

First temple period

"Time of King David"

Dimensions:
Oil lamp: Length: 12 cm
Width: 12 cm
Condition: Intact

Oil filler:
Height: 9.5 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Condition: Handle repaired

Found in Hebron south of Jerusalem, Holy Land

Nicely mounted on a custom "acrylic" plexi-glass display stand

Antiquities are v...

ANCIENT POTTERY WINE MEASURING JUGLET
Greek/ Hellenistic period, 330 - 100 BC
Time of Alexander the Great

Pear-shaped body with a single handle and a small high base

Dimensions:
Height: 14.5 cm
Diameter: 8 cm
Height on stand: 16.5 cm

Condition: Good condition

Found in Hebron south of Jerusalem, Holy Land

Antiquities are valuable because of their historical and cultural values and especially because of their provenance in the biblic...

BURNISHED POTTERY JAR
"Canaanite" Early Bronze Age, 3100 - 2000 BC

Red slip, globular body with a two loop handles and a rim folded outwards

Dimensions:
Height: 11 cm
Diameter: 9.5 cm
Height on stand: 15 cm

Condition: Good condition, not repaired and not restored

Found in Jericho "Jordan valley", Holy Land

Antiquities are valuable because of their historical and cultural values and especially because of their provenance in the biblical land...

Byzantine highly decorated black pottery hand-granade, C...

PERFUME POTTERY JAR
Holy Land, Canaanite, biblical Middle Bronze Age, 1850 - 1550 BC
Time of Abraham
Double-shaped handle, flat base with some ancient paint pigments around the body!

Dimensions:

Height: 13 cm

Diameter: 8 cm
Height on stand: 16 cm

Condition: Some professional repair at the Neck/handle hard to see otherwise intact

Found in Bethlehem south of Jerusalem, Holy Land

Antiquities are valuable because of their h...

BRONZE SPEAR-HEAD
CANAANITE, Late Bronze Age, 1550 B.C.
Time of Moses
Found in the Holy Land

Condition: Perfect condition with natural patina.

Measurements:
Length: 15 cm
Height on stand: 18 cm

Nicely mounted on a custom plexi-glass “Lucite” display stand.

Condition: Good condition with natural patina

They will beat their swords into plowshares and their SPEARS into pruning hooks...

Holy Land - Byzantine Period; 5th Century AD

Inscribed terra-cotta oil lamp, “The light of Christ shines for all” reads the inscription on this Byzantine oil lamp found throughout Palestine, but especially in Jerusalem...

Ancient Near Eastern "MESOPOTAMIAN" stone amulet of a fish with nice incised details, dating to around 2000 BC

Measurements: Length: 3.5 cm - Height: 1 cm

condition: Intact as found

For thousands of years, since before recorded history, man has worn amulets and talismans for luck and protection. The stones, feathers, teeth and claws that adorned early cultures eventually gave way to an array of amulets whose powers were as varied as their forms...

BRONZE BUST OF DIONYSUS (ROMAN - BACCHUS)
ROMAN PERIOD, 2ND CENTURY A.D...

Ancient Egyptian alabaster vase
Dated from, 1096 - 747 BC

LARGE Ancient Egyptian elegant cosmetic vessel, in slender form with a collared rim, tapering to a narrow base. Artfully exploiting the banding in the stone, excellent surface preservation.

Measurements:
Height: 21 cm
Diameter: 5.5 cm
Height on stand: 23 cm

Nicely mounted on a custom made acrylic display stand

Condition: Minor chip at the rim around neck as shown otherwise intact, untouched as f...

FRAGMENTARY HEAD OF AN ANIMAL
PHILISTINE, IRON AGE, 1200 BC

Probably a part of a Kernos! Measurements:
Length: 8 cm
Width: 5.5 cm
Height on stand: 11.5 cm

Condition: Horns missing in antiquity, untouched as found

Found near Samaria north of Jerusalem, Israel

Beautifully mounted on a plexi-glass display stand of high quality

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PHILISTINES:
THEY ARE AL...

Aweidah Gallery is pleased to offer this EXTREMELY RARE- ancient LARGE biblical black pottery oil lamp with four nozzles. A large filling-hole, whose rim is formed as a ledge with a ridge. The handle is a wide strip with two lengthwise grooves forming three raised mouldings, the nozzles are elongated with an almost straight end and finely scraped sides. Impressed circles and rows of other impressions ornament the nozzles.

Roman, Herodian, 37 BC - 70 AD
Time of Jesus and King Herod th...