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Middle Bronze Age Vessels : Middle Bronze Age Terracotta Jug or Pitcher
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Middle Bronze Age Terracotta Jug or Pitcher - SP.338
Origin: Hebron, Israel
Circa: 1900
BC
to 1600
BC
Dimensions:
9" (22.9cm) high
Collection: Biblical
$1,200.00
Location: United States
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Created during the time just prior to the biblical
patriarchs, this simple but charming vessel glows
with the rich patina of history. Who can say
through whose hands it might have passed
centuries ago? It may have held oil used for
anointing people in religious ceremonies, and it
was perhaps from a jug similar to this that
Abraham anointed Isaac in the moment before
the angel appeared. Or perhaps it held perfume,
purchased as a gift by a loving husband for his
wife. Or, perhaps with such a wide spout, it may
have been used to pour water for a weary guest.
Such a vessel would have been a necessity in the
ancient world to contain and transport precious
oils and unguents for ritual or daily usage.
Although its original contents have long
disappeared, the energy of those vanished lives
is still contained within this vessel. This jug was
once a vital, indispensable part of everyday life in
the ancient world. Today, it is even more valuable
to our modern lives, not as a container, but as a
symbol of the past. This jug holds history inside,
it reminds us of the lives, the joys and struggles,
the triumphs and defeats, of those who came
before us. Whose hands might have held it so
long ago we can only guess, yet the connection is
a direct one between our age and theirs.
- (SP.338)
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