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Iron Age Terracotta Painted Jug - PF.0081
Origin: Judean Hills, Israel
Circa: 1200
BC
to 800
BC
Collection: Biblical
Medium: Terracotta
Location: United States
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| Description |
During the iron age, there was a thriving trade
between ancient Cyprus and Palestine. This
boldly painted jug, with its pattern of concentric
red and brown circles, perhaps contained olive
oil and was exchanged for some local product of
Judea. Its exact history is, of course, unknown;
but there is no mistaking the vital human energy
that lingers about it still. The vessel links us in
an unbroken thread with vanished lives and
distant times.
- (PF.0081)
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