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RARE – Middle Bronze Age wine jug with a snake handle browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Ancient World:Holy Land:Pottery: Pre AD 1000: item # 1160215
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You are considering an extremely rare ancient biblical Middle Bronze Age pottery wine jug Dated from, 1850 - 1550 BC ”Time of Abraham" The jug is outstanding in its excellent workmanship and decoration, a fine creation of the master potter in a period when pottery-making reached a peak of achievement The jug is well- proportioned, with a shaped mouth, graceful body and a ring base with 8 holes all around the neck. The handle forms a bridge between the lip and the shoulder and is decorated with representation of crawling snake climbing the handle. The snake motif was widely used in Canaanite art of the second millennium BC and was especially common as a decoration on jar-handles. A GREAT SPECIMEN PIECE WHICH CAN SIMPLY MAKE A MAJOR AND IMPORTANT ADDITION TO THE FINEST BIBLICAL ANTIQUITIES COLLECTION Measurements: Height: 22 cm - Diameter: 20 cm Condition: Good condition as shown Found in Hebron south of Jerusalem, Israel ALL ITEMS THAT WE OFFER FOR SALE COME WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY |
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