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From Jerusalem,Cypriot black terracotta bilbil, 1550 BC browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Ancient World:Holy Land:Pottery: Pre AD 1000: item # 1133104
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From Jerusalem, ancient Late Bronze Age "Cypriot" highly burnished pottery flask. Flat body with a long cylindrical neck, rim folded outwards, white painted line all around the body During the Late Bronze Age little jugs, known as "Bil-bils" were importaed into Canaan. Analysis of substances found inside some of them has shown that they were used to hold the drug opium. The shape of the jug is strikingly like that of an upturned poppy head.
Late Bronze Age, 1550 - 1200 BC.
Measurements: Height: 13.5 cm - Width: 8 cm Condition: Good condition as shown Excavated in Samaria north of Jerusalem, Holy Land All items that we offer for sale come with a certificate of authenticity. |
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