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Late Bronze Age Jug with Incised Patterns - P.0405
Origin: Bethlehem, Israel
Circa: 1500 BC to 1250 BC
Dimensions: 5.5" (14.0cm) high x 3" (7.6cm) wide
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Biblical
Style: Late Bronze Age
Medium: Terracotta

$1,500.00
Location: United States

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So beautiful is this ancient vessel that it transcends the merely functional and becomes a work of art. Imagine the ancient hands that created it, and quickly etched its surface with lines that seem to echo with spontaneous life. Imagine the hands that selected it in the marketplace, and later poured out its contents of oil. Such a jug is far more than shaped clay with the patina of centuries: it is a bond that ties us--if only for a moment--to those long vanished lives. - (P.0405)

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